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clink

1

[ klingk ]

  1. to make or cause to make a light, sharp, ringing sound:

    The coins clinked together. He clinked the fork against a glass.



  1. a clinking sound.
  2. Metallurgy. a small crack in a steel ingot resulting from uneven expanding or contracting.
  3. a pointed steel bar for breaking up road surfaces.
  4. Archaic. a rhyme; jingle.

clink

2

[ klingk ]

  1. a prison; jail; lockup.

clink

1

/ °ì±ôɪŋ°ì /

  1. to make or cause to make a light and sharply ringing sound
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
  1. a light and sharply ringing sound
  2. a pointed steel tool used for breaking up the surface of a road before it is repaired
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

clink

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/ °ì±ôɪŋ°ì /

  1. a slang word for prison
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of clink1

1275–1325; Middle English clinken, perhaps < Middle Dutch clinken to sound, ring, resound

Origin of clink2

1505–15; after Clink, name of prison in Southwark, London, perhaps < Dutch klink door-latch
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of clink1

C14: perhaps from Middle Dutch klinken; related to Old Low German chlanch, German Klang sound

Origin of clink2

C16: after Clink, name of a prison in Southwark, London
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At first, the ladies are all giggles and clinking wine, celebrating the fact that they’ve finally found time to connect.

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The shackles on his wrists and ankles clinked as he shuffled past two women who’d wept as he described killing Brizendine.

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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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They clinked champagne glasses, and toasted to love and life, before family and friends left the room for the procedure.

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They greeted each other with the clinking of their gold-coloured swords and exchanged pleasantries.

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