Meaning

2 senses
  1. The sound of something metal, such as a blade, sliding (along other metal, along a whetstone, etc).

  2. The sound of something metal, such as a blade, sliding (along other metal, along a whetstone, etc).

    In particular, the sound of a blade sliding into or out of something.

Origin

Onomatopoeic. Compare shunk.

Onomatopoeic. Compare shunk.

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See also

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shink — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto