clink 1 (kl ngk)intr. & tr.v. clinked, clink·ing, clinks To make or cause to make a light, sharp ringing sound: clinked their wineglasses together in a toast. n. A light, sharp ringing sound, as of glass or metal. [Middle English clinken, probably from Middle Dutch klinken, of imitative origin.] |
| clink 2 (klngk) n. Slang A prison or a prison cell; a jail: spent the night in the clink. [After Clink, a district of London famous for its prison.] |
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| Adj. | 1. | clinking - like the light sharp ringing sound of glasses being tapped reverberant - having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected; "a reverberant room"; "the reverberant booms of cannon" |
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