clinking

clink ¹

 (klĭngk)

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.

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[Middle English clinken, probably from Middle Dutch klinken, of imitative origin.]

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clink ²

 (klĭngk)

n. Slang

A prison or a prison cell; a jail: spent the night in the clink.

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[After Clink, a district of London famous for its prison.]

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Thesaurus

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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