clink

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

clink [clink clinks clinked clinking] verb, noun BrE [klɪŋk] NAmE [klɪŋk]
verb intransitive, transitive
to make or cause sth to make a sharp ringing sound, like that of glasses being hit against each other
Syn: ↑chink
•clinking coins
•~ sth They clinked glasses and drank to each other's health.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
v. and n. sense 1 Middle English Middle Dutch klinken n. sense 2 early 16th cent.

Example Bank:
•The coins clinked into the slot in the machine.
•They clinked glasses and drank each other's health.

 
noun singular
1. (also clink·ing)a sharp ringing sound like the sound made by glasses being hit against each other
2. (old-fashioned, slang)prison

Word Origin:
v. and n. sense 1 Middle English Middle Dutch klinken n. sense 2 early 16th cent.

Example Bank:
•She heard the sound of voices and the clink of glasses.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  jail, jailhouse, gaol, slammer, poky, pokey, chink, click, tinkle, tink