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BNC: 25577 COCA: 17639

clink

1 clink /ˈklɪŋk/ verb
clinks; clinked; clinking
1 clink
/ˈklɪŋk/
verb
clinks; clinked; clinking
Learner's definition of CLINK
: to make or cause (something) to make a short, sharp sound that is made when glass or metal objects hit each other(使)发出叮当声
[no object]
[+ object]

— clinking

noun [noncount]
2 clink /ˈklɪŋk/ noun
plural clinks
2 clink
/ˈklɪŋk/
noun
plural clinks
Learner's definition of CLINK
[count]
: a short, sharp sound made when glass or metal objects hit each other叮当声
compare 3clink
3 clink /ˈklɪŋk/ noun
3 clink
/ˈklɪŋk/
noun
Learner's definition of CLINK

the clink

slang
: a jail or prison牢房;监狱
compare 2clink
BNC: 25577 COCA: 17639

clink

1 of 3

verb

clinked; clinking; clinks

intransitive verb

: to give out a slight sharp short metallic sound

transitive verb

: to cause to clink

clink

2 of 3

noun (1)

: a clinking sound

clink

3 of 3

noun (2)

1
slang : a prison cell
2
slang : jail, prison

Example Sentences

Verb When she'd completed the toast, they clinked glasses. coins clinking in his pocket as he traipsed down the street

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, of imitative origin

Noun (2)

probably from Clink, a prison in Southwark, London, England

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1515, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of clink was in the 14th century
BNC: 25577 COCA: 17639

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