clink
verb (used with or without object)
to make or cause to make a light, sharp, ringing sound.
was clinking
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past progressiveof clink.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Mr Macron's representatives said the president took off the watch because it was "clinking on the table".
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2023
In no time at all he was clinking glasses with all the habitues, hangers-on and lodgers at the hotel as well as the tenants of the rue de la Huchette.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the way his father was clinking his spoon on the side of his glass of tea—that was a “do not disturb” sign.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
The landlord was clinking about in his kitchen; the landlady was quiet at her work; and the refreshed traveller sat smoking by the stove, warming his ragged feet.
From Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
In a distant pantry somebody was clinking teacups.
From Jan and Her Job by L. Allen (Lizzie Allen) Harker
