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clink

/klɪŋk/

Translations

clinknoun

clinks

/klɪŋk/

тюрьма

He spent a night in the clink for disorderly conduct.

Он провел ночь в тюрьме за хулиганство.

звяканье

The clink of glasses could be heard from the dining room.

Из столовой доносилось звяканье бокалов.

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Synonyms

clinkverb

clinked

Past Simple

clinked

Past Participle

clinking

Gerund

/klɪŋk/

звенеть

The glasses clink as they toast to the new year.

Бокалы звенят, когда они поднимают тост за новый год.

чокаться

They clink their glasses in celebration.

Они чокаются бокалами в честь праздника.

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clinkinterjection

Onomatopoetic exclamation representing a sharp, metallic ringing sound.

Synonyms

Definitions

clinknoun

A sharp, ringing sound, typically made by metal or glass objects striking each other.

The clink of glasses could be heard as the guests toasted to the newlyweds.

A slang term for prison or jail.

After the trial, he was sentenced to five years in the clink.

clinkverb

To make or cause a light, sharp, ringing sound, as of glasses or coins striking together.

The glasses clinked as they toasted to their success.

To confine or imprison, especially in a jail.

The pickpocket was clinked overnight until he could post bail.

clinkinterjection

Used to represent or imitate a short, sharp, metallic ringing sound.

"Clink!" went the coins as they hit the tabletop.