Definition of clink - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
soundintr. make a short, light sound with metal or glassintr.
- The glasses clink as they toast.
2.
cause soundtr. cause objects to make a light, metallic soundtr.
- She clinked the coins together in her hand.
3.
- The poet clinked words with ease.
Noun
1.
metal soundsound of metal objects striking each other
- The clink of coins in his pocket was reassuring..
2.
- He spent a night in the clink for disorderly conduct.
Expressions with clink
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gently tap glasses together in celebration
They clink glasses to celebrate the New Year.
in jail or prison as a prisoner
He spent three years in clink for theft.
Origin of clink
Middle English, clinken (to make a sharp sound)
Terms with clink included in their meaning
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glass clink
drink raised to celebrate the couple
Examples of clink in a sentence
The keys clink when she drops them on the table. He clinked the glasses in a celebratory toast. The wind chimes clinked softly in the breeze. She managed to clink a few lines for the children's book. His ability to clink made the poem entertaining. The clink of the keys echoed in the hallway.
She loved the clink of the chandelier crystals. He feared ending up in the clink again. The notorious criminal was finally put in the clink.
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- French:tinter, tintement, ...
- German:klingen, Klingen, ...
- Italian:tintinnare, tintinnio, ...
- Spanish:chocar, tintineo, ...
- Portuguese:tinir, tinido, ...
- Chinese:叮当作响, 叮当声, ...
- Japanese:チリンと鳴る, カチン, ...
- Arabic:طَقْطَق, طَرْقَعَة, ...
- Hebrew:לִצְלְצֵל, נְקִישָׁה, ...
- Russian:звенеть, звон, ...
- Ukrainian:дзвеніти, брязкіт, ...
- Hindi:खनखनाना, खनक, ...
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