clink

verb

/klɪŋk/

[intransitive, transitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they clink	/klɪŋk/ /klɪŋk/
he / she / it clinks	/klɪŋks/ /klɪŋks/
past simple clinked	/klɪŋkt/ /klɪŋkt/
past participle clinked	/klɪŋkt/ /klɪŋkt/
-ing form clinking	/ˈklɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈklɪŋkɪŋ/

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to make or cause something to make a sharp ringing sound, like that of glasses being hit against each other synonym chink
- clinking coins
- The coins clinked into the slot in the machine.
- clink something They clinked glasses and drank to each other's health.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Clink is used with these nouns as the subject:
coin
glass
Clink is used with these nouns as the object:
glass
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Word Originverb Middle English (as a verb): probably from Middle Dutch klinken.

clink

noun

/klɪŋk/

[singular]

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(also clinking)
a sharp ringing sound like the sound made by glasses being hit against each other
- She heard the sound of voices and the clink of glasses.
(old-fashioned, slang) prison

Word Originnoun sense 1 Middle English (as a verb): probably from Middle Dutch klinken. noun sense 2 early 16th cent. (originally denoting a prison in Southwark, London): of unknown origin.