kink
To laugh loudlyTo laugh loudly.
» Have you worked out the kinks?
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 sensesTo laugh loudly.
To gasp for breath as in a severe fit of coughing.
(transitive)To form a kink or twist.
перегну́тьсяperegnútʹsja, перекрути́тьсяperekrutítʹsja
form a curl, curve, or kink
(intransitive)To be formed into a kink or twist.
Examples
19 sentencesHave you worked out the kinks?
Let's iron out the kinks together.
Henrietta's main kink is bondage.
Основний кінк Генрієтти - бондаж. — Ahha
The important thing is that kinks are consensual and explored with open communication and respect.
Важливо те, що кінки добровільні та досліджуються з відкритим спілкуванням і повагою. — Ahha
We're still working the kinks out.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English kinken, kynken, from Old English *cincian (attested in cincung), fromFrom Middle English kinken, kynken, from Old English *cincian (attested in cincung), from Proto-West Germanic *kinkōn, from Proto-Germanic *kinkōną (“to laugh”), from Proto-Indo-European *gang- (“to mock, jeer, deride”), related to Old English canc (“jeering, scorn, derision”). Cognate with Dutch kinken (“to kink, cough”).
From Dutch kink (“a twist or curl in a rope”), from Proto-Germanic *kenk-, *keng- (“to bend, turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *gengʰ- (“to turn, wind, braid, weave”). Compare Saterland Frisian Kink (“twist or entanglement in a rope or cord”), Middle Low German kinke (“spiral screw, coil”), Old Norse kikna (“to bend backwards, sink at the knee”), Icelandic kengur (“a bend or bight; a metal crook”). Probably related to kick.
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Forms
kinks, kinking, kinked, kinkedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
9 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
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