chinked

past tense of chink
as in clinked
to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound in the breeze the flag's chain chinked against the flagpole

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clinked
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  • Our buckteeth clinked painfully.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Glasses clinked; and at the center of it all was her very first ESSENCE cover, in October 2017.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Chinked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chinked. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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