clink
To make a clinking soundTo make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another.
» Tom and Mary clinked their glasses.
Meaning
3 senses(ambitransitive)To make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another.
The hammers clinked on the stone all night.
бренча́тьbrenčátʹ, звуча́тьzvučátʹ, звя́катьzvjákatʹ
make a high sound typical of glass
(dated, humorous)To rhyme.
(Scotland, transitive)To clinch; to rivet.
Examples
23 sentencesTom and Mary clinked their glasses.
Tom and Mary clinked their glasses together.
deTom und Maria stießen mit den Gläsern an.
Tom and Mary clinked their wine glasses.
I heard the sound of glasses clinking together.
deIch hörte den Klang zusammenstoßender Gläser.
I heard the sound of bottles clinking together.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English clinken, from Old English *clincan (compare clynnan, clynian (“to sounFrom Middle English clinken, from Old English *clincan (compare clynnan, clynian (“to sound; resound”)), from Proto-Germanic *klinganą (“to sound”).
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Forms
clinks, clinking, clinked, clinkedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
5 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