noun🔗ShareKlingen, klimpernThe sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass."You could hear the clink of the glasses from the next room."Man konnte das Klingen der Gläser aus dem Nebenzimmer hören.soundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareKlingen, anstoßenTo 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."Die Hämmer klangen die ganze Nacht auf dem Stein.soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSich reimenTo rhyme."The children's poems clank and clink, but their stories don't rhyme well. "Die Gedichte der Kinder reimen sich und reimen sich, aber ihre Geschichten reimen sich nicht gut.languageliteraturewritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGefängnis, KnastA prison."If he keeps doing things like that, he’s sure to end up in the clink."Wenn er so weitermacht, landet er sicher im Knast.policebuildinglawstateplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGussrisseStress cracks produced in metal ingots as they cool after being cast."The metal ingot, used to make the new playground equipment, showed many small clinks from the cooling process. "Der Metallblock, der zur Herstellung der neuen Spielplatzgeräte verwendet wurde, wies viele kleine Gussrisse vom Abkühlungsprozess auf.materialtechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharevernieten, nietenTo clinch; to rivet."The carpenter carefully clinked the nails into the wood, securing the shelf firmly. "Der Zimmermann vernietete die Nägel vorsichtig in das Holz und befestigte so das Regal fest.technicalactionindustrynauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading