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Uncommonching
The correct spelling is ching.
How to pronounce ching
/ˈtʃɪŋ/
nounIPA: /ˈtʃɪŋ/
Say it like: Chi-ng
The correct spelling is ching. A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia. For example: "The cutlery was chinging as the boat swayed around on the sea."
Usage Examples
“The cutlery was chinging as the boat swayed around on the sea.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia.
- 2.A ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
- 3.Money (from the sound of a cash register ringing up an amount).
- 4.A high-pitched mating call made by the male kakapo.
- 5.Cocaine.
verb
- 1.To chink or clink; to make a ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
- 2.To stab, to hit with a rambo, to chef, to shank
- 3.Of the male kakapo: to make its high-pitched mating call.
interjection
- 1.The sound of metal or glass clinking.
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