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.
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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.
—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
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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Netflix and Amazon jingled all the way to some big audiences on Christmas Day, thanks to the NFL.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2025
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They were dressed like elves in little green outfits with bells on their hats that jingled and drove our dog, Cujo, nuts.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 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
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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
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London As Big Ben chimed midnight, London celebrated 2026 with fireworks over the River Thames.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
31 Dec. 2025
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Luxemburgo’s view chimed with that of another former Selecao manager, Emerson Leao.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
14 Dec. 2025
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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
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Already, the conflict has rattled global markets and left Iran's leadership weakened by hundreds of Israeli and American airstrikes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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The earthquake rattled at a depth of just 3 miles, with its epicenter about 1 mile southwest of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Clinked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinked. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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