Term Gallery logo

Meanings of clink in English

Portuguese
cadeia
Catalan
calabós
Spanish
cárcel

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)

See more
      cadeia
      Catalan
      dring

      A short light metallic sound.

            dring
            Catalan
            tintinabular

            Make or emit a high sound.

                  tintinabular
                  Usage of clink in English
                  1
                  In three months' time, I'm sentenced to twenty-two years in the clink.
                  The woman who died a lot
                  2
                  Paper cups don't actually clink, but it was the idea that counted.
                  The cardturner
                  3
                  The clatter of dishes was giving way to the clink of glasses.
                  Buttered Side Down: Stories
                  4
                  He heard it clink on the rocks several feet below his reach.
                  The Boy Scouts of the Geological Survey
                  5
                  At the clink of a teaspoon Mary added, 'No sugar for me.'
                  The comfort of strangers
                  6
                  There was another exchange and the unmistakable clink of coins changing hands.
                  Roma Victrix
                  7
                  Jonas said, with a sharp clink of his fork against his plate.
                  Down river
                  8
                  We clink, but I don't take a long draft like he does.
                  Altered
                  9
                  A faint clink of his fetters made the woman turn her head.
                  Under Western Eyes
                  10
                  She heard the clink of a chain as he loosed his boat.
                  The Last Hope
                  11
                  She heard the clink of metal as the guard unholstered his pistols.
                  For my Country’s Freedom
                  12
                  The floor creaked, and there was a clink as of a bottle.
                  The Irrational Knot / Being the Second Novel of His Nonage
                  13
                  The voices and the clink of weapons and harness were very close.
                  The two towers
                  14
                  I heard the clink of a spoon, and Jean leaned over me.
                  The king of lies
                  15
                  I curled it, then set it back down with a tiny clink.
                  Skin Trade
                  16
                  He is in the clink and has been all day, sobering up.
                  Blameless
                  About this term
                  More collocations
                  Translations for clink
                  Clink through the time
                  Clink across language varieties
                  United States of America
                  Common
                  United Kingdom
                  Common