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shnk

shnk is the rare form of shink.

Meaning of shink

Interjection

  1. The sound of something metal, such as a blade, sliding (along other metal, along a whetstone, etc).
    • The shink of a blade drawn from its scabbard rent the air. The dim light of a wall torch flashed upon the steel. With a lunge in tierce, Riccoboni slashed at the small man by his side. Pasquale groped clumsily at his waist for his own sword[…]2010, Donna Russo Morin, The Secret of the Glass, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 301
    1. In particular, the sound of a blade sliding into or out of something.
      • SHINK! Maraki's sword impales the demon from behind.2008 03, Christopher Clarke-Milton, Dawn of the Messiah Book1, Xulon Press, →ISBN, page 190

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Questions about shnk

What is shnk the rare form of?
Shnk is the rare form of shink.

Words near shnk in the dictionary

  1. shneid
  2. shneids
  3. Shnek
  4. shnip
  5. shnips
  6. shnk
  7. shnook
  8. shnooks
  9. shnor
  10. Shnorhokian
  11. Shnorhokians

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