clink
The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glassThe sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.
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» Tom and Mary clinked their glasses.
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3 senses(onomatopoeic)The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.
You could hear the clink of the glasses from the next room.
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a short light metallic sound
Stress cracks produced in metal ingots as they cool after being cast.
(dated, slang)A prison.
If he keeps doing things like that, he’s sure to end up in the clink.
Examples
23 sentencesTom and Mary clinked their glasses.
Tom and Mary clinked their glasses together.
deTom und Maria stießen mit den Gläsern an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and Mary clinked their wine glasses.
I heard the sound of glasses clinking together.
deIch hörte den Klang zusammenstoßender Gläser. — mramosch
I heard the sound of bottles clinking together.
Translations
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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”).
From the Clink prison in Southwark, London, itself presumably named after sound of doors being bolted or chains rattling.
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