Definition
Definition of dinking - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
light playRare playing or hitting lightlyRare
- She was dinking the ball over the net.
- He was dinking the puck during practice.
- The kids were dinking the ball in the backyard.
Origin of dinking
English, dink (to hit lightly)
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- French:jouant doucement, ...
- German:leicht schlagen, ...
- Italian:leggero, ...
- Spanish:golpeando suavemente, ...
- Portuguese:leve, ...
- Chinese:轻击的, ...
- Japanese:軽く打つ, ...
- Arabic:خَفِيف, ...
- Hebrew:עָדִין, ...
- Russian:легко играющий, ...
- Ukrainian:легко грати, ...
- Hindi:हल्के से मारना, ...
Definition of dink - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
sportsTECH. light chip pass or shot in soccerTECH.
- The player scored with a delicate dink.
2.
- Don't be such a dink.
3.
- The term 'dink' was used during the war.
4.
- He gave his friend a dink to school.
5.
- He made a joke about his dink.
Verb
1.
light hitRare hit or tap lightlyRare
- She dinked the ball over the net.
2.
- He dinked his friend to school.
Acronym
acr: double income no kidsTECH. two people earn money but have no childrenTECH.
- As a dink couple, they travel frequently and invest heavily in their retirement funds.
Expressions with dink
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small and insignificant
The rinky-dink operation couldn't handle large orders.
Origin of dink
Scottish, dink (neat, trim)
Examples of dink in a sentence
The dink caught the defenders off guard. He acted like a dink during the meeting. Stop being a dink and listen. The soldiers often encountered dinks in the jungle. Stories about dinks were common among veterans. She enjoyed a dink with her brother on weekends.
The kids took turns giving each other a dink. He accidentally zipped his pants on his dink. The doctor examined the patient's dink for any issues. He dinked the puck into the goal. The child dinked the toy car across the floor. She dinked her little brother around the park. They dinked each other to the beach on their bikes. As DINKs, they travel frequently. The DINK lifestyle suits their career-focused goals.
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- French:lob, tapoter, ...
- German:Heber, leicht schlagen, ...
- Italian:dink, colpire leggermente, ...
- Spanish:toque, dar un golpecito, ...
- Portuguese:dink, bater de leve, ...
- Chinese:挑射, 轻敲, ...
- Japanese:チップキック, 軽く打つ, ...
- Arabic:تَسْدِيدَة سَاقِطَة, نَقَرَ, ...
- Hebrew:צִ׳יפּ, לְהַקִּישׁ, ...
- Russian:чип, слегка ударить, ...
- Ukrainian:чіп, стукнути, ...
- Hindi:डिंक, टपकाना, ...
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