as in jingling
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 clinking
Seated outside with their youngest child, 3-month-old daughter Livvy, the couple happily raised their champagne glasses before clinking them together.
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Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
So the pair took a romp through wine country for Christina’s birthday, clinking glasses at Progeny Winery in Napa Valley and Restoration Hardware in Yountville.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
Later on, the younger kids in bed, a gathering of lawn chairs, clinking ice, and summer crickets or cicadas, frogs, whatever, Ray, what is that?
—David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The photo, which is embedded above, shows the three leading ladies Kerry Washington, Elisabeth Moss and Kate Mara clinking glasses with cheerful looks on their faces.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
Where to Eat Linger for hours on the patio at Lakeside Chophouse, clinking glasses of Vinho Verde and watching deer saunter by.
—Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
Their table was conspicuously positioned near the restaurant’s front windows, offering onlookers a clear view of the three billionaires clinking glasses and linking arms for a toast.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Everyone in the room seemed to know each other, laughing and clinking glasses in lively clusters.
—Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
But there is a big part of me that just needs a photo of Martin Scorsese and alt-comic Robby Hoffman clinking their Emmy statues together.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
So the pair took a romp through wine country for Christina’s birthday, clinking glasses at Progeny Winery in Napa Valley and Restoration Hardware in Yountville.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
Later on, the younger kids in bed, a gathering of lawn chairs, clinking ice, and summer crickets or cicadas, frogs, whatever, Ray, what is that?
—David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The photo, which is embedded above, shows the three leading ladies Kerry Washington, Elisabeth Moss and Kate Mara clinking glasses with cheerful looks on their faces.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
Where to Eat Linger for hours on the patio at Lakeside Chophouse, clinking glasses of Vinho Verde and watching deer saunter by.
—Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
Their table was conspicuously positioned near the restaurant’s front windows, offering onlookers a clear view of the three billionaires clinking glasses and linking arms for a toast.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
Everyone in the room seemed to know each other, laughing and clinking glasses in lively clusters.
—Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
But there is a big part of me that just needs a photo of Martin Scorsese and alt-comic Robby Hoffman clinking their Emmy statues together.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinking
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The live action How the Grinch Stole Christmas led the way, jingling all the way to 669M minutes viewed.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
22 Dec. 2025
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The next signs of the nation’s political divide might be jingling in your pocket next year.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
12 Dec. 2025
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Eerie chants, tinkling percussion, zany strings, and plucky swelling piano.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Then, Oh my gosh, the phones were ringing off the hook.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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So far, the Abbey's official website lists the bell-ringing schedule for the first half of the year.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Look past the saber rattling and campaign rhetoric.—
Brian Jones,
Oc Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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Roughly one week later, Johnson reportedly heard the metal cage rattling from inside his home but later realized that the wrong bear had been captured.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Clinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinking. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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