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How to pronounce “clink

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Pronunciation guide for clink

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of clink with real speech in context.
Available examples
5 YouTube examples
Real speech example
The US Can Move past Immigration Prisons – and towards Justicethe steel door is closed shut with the clink of confinement.
Definition summary
(onomatopoeia) The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.

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How to pronounce clink

The US Can Move past Immigration Prisons – and towards Justice

the steel door is closed shut with the clink of confinement.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “clink

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (onomatopoeia) The sound of metal on metal, or glass on glass.
  • Stress cracks produced in metal ingots as they cool after being cast.
  • [Verb]
  • (ambitransitive) To make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another.
  • (humorous, dated) To rhyme.

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