Clint

[klint]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Clinton.

clint

/ klɪnt /

noun

1. a section of a limestone pavement separated from adjacent sections by solution fissures See grike

2. any small surface exposure of hard or flinty rock, as on a hillside or in a stream bed

Word History and Origins

Origin of clint¹

C12: from Danish and Swedish klint, from Old Swedish klinter, related to Icelandic klettr rock

Example Sentences

“The minimalism and the restraint of the film is reflected in the musical palette,” explains Dessner, working with the director-writer duo Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar for the fourth time.

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The version he presents in “Yellowstone” via John Dutton is closer to the Clint Eastwood archetype with a touch of J.R.

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Filmmaking duo Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar tell low-key stories about dreamers.

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An adaptation of a 2011 novella by Denis Johnson, the film is directed by Clint Bentley, who co-wrote the screenplay with Greg Kwedar.

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Sitting with the film’s director Clint Bentley, co-writer Greg Kwedar and Edgerton at a conference table on the 33rd floor of the Four Seasons in Chicago, it’s hard not to imagine what Robert would make of the view from the windows, with their full panorama of the city’s west and south sides leading out to Lake Michigan.

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