DictionaryRoot: clink
English

clink

a short metallic ring

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Two drinking glasses gently tap rims with tiny ringing motion marks.
noun / verb

clink

KLINGK/klɪŋk/

A short, sharp ringing sound, or to make such a sound.

Etymology

An imitative sound word. The ringing sense does not derive from the London prison-name used for prison generally.

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