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.
—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
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
Verb
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The bells that dangled off her red tunic jingled.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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Netflix and Amazon jingled all the way to some big audiences on Christmas Day, thanks to the NFL.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
Verb
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The bittersweet tale infused with humor and sadness chimed with the Cannes audience.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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Her brother-in-law Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi chimed into the comments section, dropping a string of red heart emojis.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
Verb
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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.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Helicopters and troops descending upon the Puente Hills Mall rattled Palacios and her daughter, who live a block away from the shopping center.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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The Bay Area hotel industry is being swamped by waves of loan defaults, plunging values and foreclosures as the sector seeks to gain its footing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that rattled the worldwide lodging and travel sectors.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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“Clinked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinked. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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