Clinking
['kliŋkiŋ]
Definition
(adj.) like the light sharp ringing sound of glasses being tapped .
Typist: Wesley--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clink
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Examples
- There was an excited clamour of voices, a clinking of mug-lids, a great crying of 'Prosit--Prosit! D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- But long after that, and long after I had heard the clinking of the teacups and was quite ready, I wanted the resolution to go downstairs. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Robert Jordan heard the creaking and the heavy breathing as they all dismounted and the clinking of a bridle as a horse tossed his head. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Phil has stopped in a low clinking noise, with his little hammer in his hand. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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