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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinked
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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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After a few seconds, the base chimed and the app confirmed a successful pairing.—
John R. Delaney,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kirk assassination angers and unsettles leaders, residents The assassination of Kirk, which happened in front of hundreds of people and was captured on video and widely circulated on social media, has in particular rattled the nation and drawn condemnation from across the political spectrum.—
Mark Vancleave,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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Gulf Arab states are rattled as a Gaza war that began thousands of miles from their borders nearly two years ago inches closer to home.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Clinked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinked. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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