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Meanings of clink (clinks) 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)

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cadeia
Catalan
dring

A short light metallic sound.

dring
Synonyms
Examples for "click"
Examples for "click"
1
For example, click buttons were made large enough to make navigation easy.
Reuters
2
Neither will forcing users to click yes in order to sign up.
Wired
3
For more information on finding your local home improvement agency click here.
The Guardian
4
For more information and to sign up for the course, click here.
The South African
5
Very few new drivers go into a new team and immediately click.
The Guardian
1
The chink in his armour could be the 100m butterfly final today.
The Guardian
2
He lived to gather in the gold-heloved to hear it chink
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, August 4th, 1920
3
Even Mr Knapp could find no chink in that masonry of words.
The secret river
4
And still the thing slipped up, from the chink under the mountain.
Prince Prigio / From "His Own Fairy Book"
5
We're looking for an entry point, a chink in the encrypted data.'
Quantico
Catalan
tintinabular

Make or emit a high sound.

tintinabular
Usage of clinks in English
1
The clinks of bits and stirrup-irons came down in a waft again.
Romance
2
Walter crosses the room, and a bottle cap clinks to the floor.
WATER FOR ELEPHANT
3
And with that, we hear the undeniable clinks of a toast.
News.com.au
4
Every step clinks or craunches in the farrier's yard, you know.
Deerbrook
5
Again he clinks his metal castanet, and leads us leisurely away.
American Notes
6
In the next room, the carriage clock clinks, marking the turning of an hour.
The Irish Times
7
The dull metallic clinks sounded as if they could be heard a mile away.
To the blight: the eye of the world
8
The clinks and taps grew faint, fainter, but never ceased.
The Door Through Space
9
When Matt leaves us, she lifts her wineglass and clinks it against my pint.
Dark Matter
10
A few clinks later the door swung wide open.
The Maze Runner
11
We start to move forward and something clinks to my right, a shovel banging on stone.
Snow Like Ashes
12
Presently she disappeared in the darkness and then the swift little clinks of her spurs ceased.
The Rustlers of Pecos County
13
Tiny hammers pattered on miniature anvils in a tinkling, jingling chorus of musical clinks and taps.
The Door Through Space
14
Notice the quick reset to zero, notice it clinks up and he adjust the counter weight.
News.com.au
15
That's all you're getting. He puts his cup down and it clinks heavily against the saucer.
The Guardian
16
The cutlery clinks and scrapes on the plates.
Those who save us
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Translations for clinks
Clinks through the time