to clink

Examples

• All

• Yeatts picked up two pieces and clinked them together, producing a melodious chime.

  Academic text (2007)

• When we clinked our glasses together, all you could hear was ice against glass.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Now she goes through the cupboard; cups and bowls clink together.

  Fiction book (1993)

• I opened tiny cans of orange juice for each of us and clinked mine against his in a toast.

  Fiction book (1997)

• BEAN takes it, along with a small bowl of nuts, and clinks glasses with his unsmiling partner.

  Fiction book (1997)

• To the final frontier," he toasted, and we all, even Penny, clinked glasses.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Now, when she opened the car door, a dozen metal bracelets clinked on her wrists.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Her Tokay parties were famous, bubbling with jazz and clinking with Bohemian crystal.

  Fiction book (1997)

• "Not on our part," said Natalie, her bracelets clinking together as she brushed Edgar's hair from his face.

  Fiction book (1991)

• During the celebration, we all raised our glasses to clink them together in a toast.

Synonyms

J

to jingle

vsto clink

18 2.8

To make a light ringing sound by moving small metal objects

is a single short sharp strike not a repeated chiming sound

T

to tinkle

vsto clink

15 3.9

To make a light clear ringing sound like a small bell

is a crisper single metallic strike rather than a soft bell chime

C

to chink

vsto clink

1 7.7

To make a short high ringing sound like small metal pieces hitting

is a short sharp metallic strike rather than a thin high tone

T

to tink

vsto clink

1 9.5

To make a short high ringing sound like a small bell

is sharper and less bell-like, focusing on metallic or glass impact

C

clinking

vsto clink

3.4

A light, sharp ringing sound when keys or glasses touch

is the base verb form describing a short metallic strike

How Loud

to clang

11 3.5

to clank

8 3.5

to clink

16 5.1

to tinkle

15 3.9

tap

66 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology