clink
verb (used with or without object)
to make or cause to make a light, sharp, ringing sound.
had been clinking
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past perfect progressiveof clink.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The nuthatches that had been clinking around the trees were silent.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
At that the raggabash who had been clinking glasses pretended to be mightily offended in their dignity.
From Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon by Sir Hall Caine
