as in jingled
to make a repeated sharp light ringing sound
coins clinking in his pocket as he traipsed down the street
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Recent Examples of clinked
Ulloa stood up and clinked his glass to quiet the group.
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Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Our buckteeth clinked painfully.
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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.
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Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
4 Aug. 2025
As Champagne and martini glasses clinked, Pete Nordstrom paused to reflect on his three decades of attending the Paris shows.
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Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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
As Champagne and martini glasses clinked, Pete Nordstrom paused to reflect on his three decades of attending the Paris shows.
—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinked
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The bells that dangled off her red tunic jingled.
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Netflix and Amazon jingled all the way to some big audiences on Christmas Day, thanks to the NFL.
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The bell tinkled, but this time the shelves were empty.
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Minutes after the fight ended, a lone 911 caller rang authorities to report the brawl.
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Sunlight chimed off Rubber Hand’s hatchet blade.
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The bittersweet tale infused with humor and sadness chimed with the Cannes audience.
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The only recourse those unregulated bookmakers had when their Spidey-senses tingled was to simply stop taking bets on the suspicious game.
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The 27-year-old right-hander isn’t easily rattled, which is one of the reasons the Mets like him.
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In late May, in broad daylight, residents across Massachusetts and beyond saw a brilliant flash in the sky, followed by two sonic booms that rattled windows, shook houses, and prompted a flood of 911 calls.
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“Clinked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinked. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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