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clinketh

clinketh is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

See all 7 meanings of clink

Origin of clinketh

clink + -eth

Questions about clinketh

What is clinketh the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Clinketh is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clink.

Words near clinketh in the dictionary

  1. clinkerers
  2. clinkering
  3. clinkers
  4. clinkerwise
  5. clinkery
  6. clinketh
  7. clinkety
  8. clinkier
  9. clinkiest
  10. clinking
  11. clinking stuff

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