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clink
1[klingk]
verb (used with or without object)
to make or cause to make a light, sharp, ringing sound.
The coins clinked together. He clinked the fork against a glass.
noun
a clinking sound.
Metallurgy.a small crack in a steel ingot resulting from uneven expanding or contracting.
a pointed steel bar for breaking up road surfaces.
Archaic.a rhyme; jingle.
clink
2[klingk]
noun
a prison; jail; lockup.
clink
1/ ɪŋ /
verb
to make or cause to make a light and sharply ringing sound
noun
a light and sharply ringing sound
a pointed steel tool used for breaking up the surface of a road before it is repaired
clink
2/ ɪŋ /
noun
a slang word for prison
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of clink1
Origin of clink2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of clink1
Origin of clink2
Example Sentences
At first, the ladies are all giggles and clinking wine glasses, celebrating the fact that they’ve finally found time to connect.
Naturally, things go awry and Emily almost succeeds in offing Stephanie to keep her secret, only to be foiled at the last minute and hauled off to the clink.
At first, the ladies are all giggles and clinking wine, celebrating the fact that they’ve finally found time to connect.
The shackles on his wrists and ankles clinked as he shuffled past two women who’d wept as he described killing Brizendine.
The warm din of clinking ceramic mugs, muted conversation and the whir of espresso machines was absent, replaced by the cold glow of a giant screen listing customers’ names in a clinical, digital procession.
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