Clink — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a short light metallic sound

a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːzməɡɹˈæfɪkli/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaɪdlfiən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaɪdlfiən/

1 syllable Say it as /kˌɑːzməɡɹˈæfɪkli/.

Examples

champagne glasses clinked to make a toast
tinkling bells

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

poky tink tinkle slammer pokey gaol chink click jail jailhouse

Parts of Speech

noun	a short light metallic sound
noun	a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
verb	make a high sound typical of glass “champagne glasses clinked to make a toast”
verb	make or emit a high sound “tinkling bells”

Word Forms

chink	verb	make or emit a high sound
click	verb	make a clicking or ticking sound
clink	verb	make a high sound typical of glass
jail	verb	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
gaol	verb	lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
clink	noun	a short light metallic sound
tinkle	noun	a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
chink	noun	a short light metallic sound

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Klirren

ein kurzer, leicht metallischer Klang

🇫🇷French

choquer

un bref son métallique léger

🇪🇸Spanish

tintinar

un sonido metálico ligero y corto

🇮🇹Italian

tintinnio

un breve suono metallico leggero

🇳🇱Dutch

gerinkel

een kort licht metaalachtig geluid

🇵🇹Portuguese

tilintar

um som metálico leve e curto

🇷🇺Russian

звенеть

короткий легкий металлический звук

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झंकार

एक छोटी हल्की धात्विक ध्वनि

🇮🇳Tamil

கிளிங்க்

ஒரு குறுகிய ஒளி உலோக ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

క్లింక్

ఒక చిన్న కాంతి లోహ ధ్వని

🇮🇳Marathi

क्लिंक

एक लहान हलका धातूचा आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્લિંક

ટૂંકો પ્રકાશ મેટાલિક અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಲಿಂಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ

ಸಣ್ಣ ಬೆಳಕಿನ ಲೋಹೀಯ ಧ್ವನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ലിങ്ക്

ഒരു ചെറിയ നേരിയ ലോഹ ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲਿੰਕ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਹਲਕਾ ਧਾਤੂ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

جھپکنا

ایک مختصر ہلکی دھاتی آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

碰杯

短促的轻金属声

🇯🇵Japanese

カチッという音

短く軽い金属音

🇰🇷Korean

땡그랑 소리

짧고 가벼운 금속음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

leng keng

một âm thanh kim loại nhẹ ngắn

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงกริ๊ก

เสียงโลหะเบา ๆ สั้น ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

denting

suara metalik ringan pendek

🇵🇭Filipino

kumalabit

isang maikling magaan na metal na tunog

🇲🇾Malay

denting

bunyi logam ringan pendek

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صلصلة

🇮🇷Persian

صدا زدن

صدای متالیک سبک کوتاه

🇹🇷Turkish

tıngırdamak

kısa, hafif metalik bir ses

🇮🇱Hebrew

צלצול

צליל מתכתי קל וקצר

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