noun🔗ShareThe sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass."You could hear the clink of the glasses from the next room."soundutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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."soundutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo rhyme.""The nursery rhyme book clinks 'cat' with 'hat' on every page." "languageliteraturephoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA prison."If he keeps doing things like that, he’s sure to end up in the clink."lawbuildingplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareStress cracks produced in metal ingots as they cool after being cast."The metallurgist examined the steel ingot, noting several fine clinks that indicated the metal had cooled too quickly. "materialtechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading