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Meanings of hear the clink in English

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Usage of hear the clink in English
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He could hear the clink of china and silver in the distant dining-room.
The Witness
2
Still farther below us we hear the clink and clatter of real work.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 / A Magaz...
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He could hear the clink of their masts in the wind.
Fatherland
4
He could hear the clink and rattle of the napoleons that followed the movement.
Phantom Wires: A Novel
5
She could hear the clink of his spurs and the swish of his chaps.
Jim Waring of Sonora-Town; Or, Tang of Life
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He could hear the clink of metal against stone as she dropped a piece.
Ralestone Luck
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We'd hear the clink of glasses and laughter.
The South African
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I hear the clink of their horses' feet.
New National Fourth Reader
9
Listen-andwhen you hear the clink of the knives and forks we will go out and see him.
The Story of an African Farm
10
From time to time I hear the clink and rattle of brazen coin cast into the great wooden money-box at the entrance.
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: First Series
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When the servant passed he picked it up, dropped a rupee-Kimcould hear the clink-andstrode into the house, never turning round.
Kim
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Beyond them I can hear the clink of glassware and voices raised in conversation, layered above a hotel jazz quartet mangling something famous.
The Jennifer Morgue
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She heard the clink of a chain as he loosed his boat.
The Last Hope
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She heard the clink of metal as the guard unholstered his pistols.
For my Country’s Freedom
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I heard the clink of a spoon, and Jean leaned over me.
The king of lies
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But before either of them could speak, they heard the clink of spurs.
Nightwalker
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