clink
verb (used with or without object)
to make or cause to make a light, sharp, ringing sound.
clinking
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present participleof clink.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Back in the members’ club, surrounded by budding Renaissance men clinking Champagne flutes, Peter Mignacca announced that he was here for practical tips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Hours before strikes hit Iraq's capital, crowds milled in central Baghdad to the sound not of missiles but clinking coffee cups, children laughing and women filming TikToks.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
Even before the night’s performances began, attendees were clinking glasses and giving lingering hugs — the kind befitting the last day of summer camp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
The warm din of clinking ceramic mugs, muted conversation and the whir of espresso machines was absent, replaced by the cold glow of a giant screen listing customers’ names in a clinical, digital procession.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2025
The room spills over with sounds of clinking glasses and tumbling dice and whooshing table-lanterns and hissing candles and laughter.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
