Thesaurus results for CHINKING

chinking

verb

present participle of chink

as in clinking

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

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Praise for Selldorf and her award-winning renovation was shown through clinking glasses, applause, and smiles around the room, as waiters in single file arrived with decadent dishes.

— Eliza Jordan, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of clinking

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The Household Cavalry, on dark horses and with brightly shining breastplates, trotted past, jingling like a cutlery drawer.

— Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
The hiker then begins jingling bells in the bear's face in an attempt to scare it off, but the bear charges forward.

— Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of jingling

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Wellness guide Patrick Mauroner leads early-bird or afternoon hikes and e-bike rides through the Alpe di Siusi meadows, past fields tinkling with cowbells and grazed by pretty palomino horses.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
The small fragments of colorful glass, strung along together, produce soothing sounds, their tinkling notes wafting through the air alongside a chorus of windchimes and the sweet scent of plumeria blooming in the garden.

— Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

Definition of tinkling

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That number represents a significant decrease from the same period last year when a spike in homicides turned up the volume on an alarm that had been ringing since the beginning of the pandemic.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
The frequency of strikes on the city has not slowed over the past month since that side of the conflict started, with missile alerts still ringing multiple times a week, sometimes multiple times a night.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of ringing

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One aerial fight is a dazzler with long takes of planes swooping through the clouds accompanied by the teeth-rattling clatter of lightning bolts that crash against your ears like metal trashcan lids.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
The rise of Starlink has put pressure on legacy broadband providers like Charter and Comcast, with the new report about Boost Mobile also rattling wireless carriers.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of rattling

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