English
Pronunciation
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:*Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ�k|-ɪ�k
Noun
en-noun
- The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.
#: You could hear the clink of the glasses from the next room.
- slang Jail or prison, after the Clink prison in Southwark, London.
#: If he keeps doing things like that, he�s sure to end up in the clink.
- Stress cracks produced in metal ingots as they cool after being cast.
Verb
en-verb
- To make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another.
#: The hammers clinked on the stone all night.
See also
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Category:Onomatopoeia
Category:English ergative verbs
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