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Rareclink
The correct spelling is clink.
How to pronounce clink
/klɪŋk/
nounIPA: /klɪŋk/
Say it like: Cli-nk
The correct spelling is clink. The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass. For example: "You could hear the clink of the glasses from the next room."
Usage Examples
“You could hear the clink of the glasses from the next room.”
“The hammers clinked on the stone all night.”
“If he keeps doing things like that, he’s sure to end up in the clink.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.
- 2.A prison.
- 3.Stress cracks produced in metal ingots as they cool after being cast.
verb
- 1.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.
- 2.To rhyme.
- 3.To clinch; to rivet.
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