ching
To chink or clink; to make a ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struckTo chink or clink; to make a ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
» The first thing you hear when arriving in Vegas is the ching ching ching of the slot machines.
Первое, что вы слышите, прибывая в Вегас - это "дзинь-дзинь-дзинь" игровых автоматов. — Biga
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesTo chink or clink; to make a ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
The cutlery was chinging as the boat swayed around on the sea.
(Multicultural London English, slang)To stab.
(intransitive)Of the male kakapo: to make its high-pitched mating call.
Examples
1 sentencesThe first thing you hear when arriving in Vegas is the ching ching ching of the slot machines.
ruПервое, что вы слышите, прибывая в Вегас - это "дзинь-дзинь-дзинь" игровых автоматов. — Biga
Forms
chings, chinging, chinged, chingedSynonyms
29 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.