Thesaurus results for CHINK

chink 1 of 2

noun

ˈchiŋk

Definition of chink

as in back

a vulnerable point before the tournament she studied tapes of her chief rival, looking for the chink in her game

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as in crevice

an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure plugged the chinks in the walls with mortar

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chink

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verb

as in to clink

to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound in the breeze the flag's chain chinked against the flagpole

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Recent Examples of chink

Noun

That amounts to a chink in the Padres’ armor. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026 The result is a fiery and impassioned offering that finds the veteran fully engaged and intent on proving no chinks have been left in his armor despite his tenuous back-and-forth with his Compton counterpart. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 15 May 2026

Verb

The great room’s pale logs with visible chinking contrast with ultra white floors and drywall. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 25 May 2026 The halcyon days of chinking champagne flutes, spacious seating, and sense of adventure has long been replaced by the budget sardine-can approach to air travel. — Chris Haslam, Wired News, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for chink

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chink

Noun

Department store Macy’s highlights sporty prep, statement sneakers, denim, and activewear as key trends for the 2026 back-to-school period, chiming with analyst predictions.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
The Dodgers were already used to winning by that point, having won the NL West in back-to-back years before Friedman arrived.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of back

Verb

Just the sight of the glasses, dewy with condensation on the outside and filled to the rim with clinking ice, nearly chilled my body.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Miriam pulled one tooth, then another from her mouth, and clinked them into a porcelain dish on her nightstand.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of clink

Noun

And then Alvarez went for the jugular with a grand slam to deep center field.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
The president’s instinct to go for the jugular was on display in his first campaign, when he was written off early on as an entertainer but found success with brutal takedowns.

— Zac Anderson, USA Today, 12 June 2026

Definition of jugular

Noun

The model also accounts for major geologic faults because the bedrock layer in those areas is more likely to have cracks and fissures, according to Campbell.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 15 Aug. 2026
The pitched and often emotional vote over Proposition 40 exposed deep fissures in the state party over how to respond to growing grassroots anger over wealth inequality.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of fissure

Verb

Just when things seemed too contentious and/or boring to a late-night viewer, Stewart knew when to jingle the keys in our face.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 July 2026
On the walls, a few pots hang from a copper rod, a dinner bell waits to be jingled, and an ancient clock keeps time.

— Elazar Sontag, Washington Post, 2 July 2026

Definition of jingle

Noun

Yet that's not why Kennedy, 57, devoted years of her life to investigating Boeing’s underbelly, portrayed in a pair of documentaries as a money-hungry entity willing to cut costs and corners, even when lives are at stake.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Propulsive and kind of terrifying, this is a brilliant examination of the underbelly of journalism and the people on the fringe of society who are willing to cross any moral boundary to find their brief time in the light.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of underbelly

Noun

This emotional rift is deeper than just the family’s disagreements about what to grow and how, encompassing the brutal history of genocide and displacement that is embedded deep in America’s agricultural history.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
The alleged rift between King Charles and Prince William continues to widen.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of rift

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