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clinked

clinked is the simple past and past participle of clink.

Meaning of clink

Verb (1)

clink (third-person singular simple present clinks, present participle clinking, simple past and past participle clinked)

  1. (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.
    • The hammers clinked on the stone all night.
  2. (dated, humorous) To rhyme.

Verb (2)

clink (third-person singular simple present clinks, present participle clinking, simple past and past participle clinked)

  1. (Scotland, transitive) To clinch; to rivet.

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Questions about clinked

What is clinked the simple past and past participle of?
Clinked is the simple past and past participle of clink.

Words near clinked in the dictionary

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

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