clink

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clink1 /klɪŋk/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  CSOUNDif two glass or metal objects clink, or if you clink them, they make a short ringing sound when they are hit together （使）发出叮当响 Spoons clinked against the crockery. 调羹和碗碟碰得叮当响。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

clink• She wore at least twenty bracelets, which clinked against each other every time she moved her arm.• He went to drink and his teeth clinked against the rim.• You'd hear them clinking all night.• The wolf was just moving away, when he heard the medals clinking, and he stopped to listen.• I slipped my fingers into them, lifted out a few pieces and let them clink back into the can.• Some members there clinked glasses and gave thumbs-up signs as they watched the verdict at the cozy first-floor bar.• Lily dropped a cube of sugar into her champagne and they clinked glasses, still laughing.• Their champagne glasses clinked. "Happy Anniversary Darling, '' Roger said.• The two men clinked their glasses in celebration.• And then as Brett's teeth clinked uncomfortably on the edge of the drinking glass, something strange happened.

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clink2 noun [singular]  1  CSOUNDthe short ringing sound made by metal or glass objects hitting each other 〔金属或玻璃物品碰撞发出的〕叮当声 the clink of glasses 碰杯声► see thesaurus at sound2. old-fashioned informalPRISON prison 牢房

Examples from the Corpus

clink• There was a scraping and a clink.• Oh, heavens, she thought as her cup went down on its saucer with a clink.• In his room Benjy heard the first clink.• She walked into the bathroom and Rachaela heard the clink of the pot of cold cream.• The clink of dishes in the dining room told him that dinner would soon be ready.• The clink of cup against saucer woke me.Origin clink1 (1300-1400) From the sound clink2 1. (1400-1500) → CLINK12. (1500-1600) Clink former prison in London, England

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I

clink¹ /klɪŋk/ verb [intransitive and transitive] if two glass or metal objects clink, or if you clink them, they make a short ringing sound when they are hit together:
    Spoons clinked against the crockery.

II

clink² noun [singular]1. the short ringing sound made by metal or glass objects hitting each other:
    the clink of glasses
2. old-fashioned informal prison
     

THESAURUS

■ made by things hitting other things
   ▪ bang a loud sound caused especially when something hard or heavy hits something else: I heard a loud bang and rushed out to see what had happened. | He slammed the door shut with a bang.
   ▪ crash a very loud sound caused when something hits something else, especially when damage is caused: The tray of dishes fell to the floor with a crash. | I heard an enormous crash outside our house, and I went to see what had happened.
   ▪ thud a quiet low sound made when a heavy object falls down onto surface: There was a dull thud as the box hit the floor. | His head hit the ground with a sickening thud.
   ▪ thump a dull loud sound made when a heavy object hits something else: There was a loud thump as Eddie threw Luther back against the wall.
   ▪ clink a short ringing sound made when two glass, metal, or china objects hit each other: the clink of champagne glasses | The clink of cutlery could be heard in the restaurant.
   ▪ tinkle the pleasant sound that is made by light pieces of glass or metal hitting each other repeatedly: He listened to the faint tinkle of cow bells in the distance.
   ▪ jingle the sound of small metal objects being shaken together: the jingle of her bracelets | the jingle of keys
   ▪ rattle a short repeated sound made when things hit against each other - used especially when part of something is loose and is hitting against something: There was a strange rattle coming from the engine. | the rattle of the trolley