clinked

past tense of clink
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 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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  • Minutes after the fight ended, a lone 911 caller rang authorities to report the brawl.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • According to the arrest report, detectives then found surveillance video showing the outside of the victim’s home moments before the two kidnappers rang the doorbell.
    KFOX Staff, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
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  • Last year, Putin and Kim signed a landmark defense pact in Pyongyang and pledged to provide immediate military assistance in the event the other is attacked – a move that has rattled the US and its Asian allies.
    Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
  • With Bonzi clearly rattled, the Frenchman was unable to serve out as Medvedev fought back to force the contest into a deciding fifth set, only to lose the chaotic late night thriller in three hours and 45 minutes.
    Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Clinked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinked. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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