clinked; clinking; clinks
: to give out a slight sharp short metallic sound
: to cause to clink
Examples of clink in a Sentence
Verb
When she'd completed the toast, they clinked glasses.
coins clinking in his pocket as he traipsed down the street
Noun (2)
I once spent a night in the clink, and it's an experience I don't want to repeat
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Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Family restaurant history While Kansas Citians clink wine glasses across the table at Grunauer, halfway around the world, patrons drink at a restaurant of the same name.
—Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Sound has nowhere to go but back at you, amplifying every clink and clatter until your reasonable-volume conversation doesn’t stand a chance.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
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Verb
Ulloa stood up and clinked his glass to quiet the group.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Family restaurant history While Kansas Citians clink wine glasses across the table at Grunauer, halfway around the world, patrons drink at a restaurant of the same name.
—Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
Noun
Or will the Carolina faithful clink their frothy skate mugs in celebration?
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Sound has nowhere to go but back at you, amplifying every clink and clatter until your reasonable-volume conversation doesn’t stand a chance.
—Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
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“Clink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clink. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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