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clinkable

clinkable adjective: capable of producing a clinking sound.

Adjective

clinkable (comparative more clinkable, superlative most clinkable)

  1. Capable of producing a clinking sound.
    • We purchased a large quantity of rubber-sheeting and by judiciously folding this round everything clinkable we made such progress that the complaints were reduced to five.1937, London Charivari, volume 192, page 327
    • And good spots such as the Ruban Bleu can still scare up clinkable drinks for deserving people.1945, Esquire, volume 24, page 184

Forms of clinkable

comparativemore clinkable
superlativemost clinkable

Origin of clinkable

From clink + -able.

Questions about clinkable

What does clinkable mean?
Clinkable means capable of producing a clinking sound.
What part of speech is clinkable?
Clinkable is an adjective.

Words near clinkable in the dictionary

  1. clinition
  2. clinium
  3. cliniums
  4. clink
  5. clink-clanks
  6. clinkable
  7. clinkant
  8. clinked
  9. Clinkenbeard
  10. Clinkenbeards
  11. clinker

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