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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The door chimed as Shawnta McClenton stepped through and approached the counter.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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Prior to its aborted El Gouna premiere, Shawky suggested the work also chimed with contemporary events in the Middle East, due to the fact Mahfouz had written the original story in the wake of the 1967 Six-Day War between Israel and Arab world.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 2025
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On Tuesday, Sanae Takaichi met face-to-face with a man who has rattled leaders around the world, including her Japanese predecessors, on both security and economic fronts.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ayton sprinted into the open space, with Reaves throwing a bounce pass to the 7-foot big man, whose dunk over Julius Randle rattled out of the rim before Rui Hachimura grabbed the offensive rebound and converted an and-1 putback.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Clinked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinked. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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