spink
/spɪŋk/US/spɪŋk/
spink noun: the chaffinch.
Noun
spink (plural spinks)
- The chaffinch.
- The primrose.
- The lady's smock or cuckooflower.
Verb
spink (third-person singular simple present spinks, present participle spinking, simple past and past participle spinked)
- To call or vocalize.
- The Chaffinches ‘‘spinked” as though its presence was not required, but it seemed to be feeding on insects only.1907 September, O. V. Aplin, “Notes on the Ornithology of Oxfordshire, 1905–1906”, in The Zoologist, volume XI, number 795, page 323
- The Linnet called “ Chivvey ” can tweet and spink and song-sing, and is full of clicks and jars, like the other.1909 June 19, “Linnet Singing at Leeds. Unvarnished Reports versus Bluff and Bounce”, in Cage Birds and Bird World, volume XV, number 388, page 587
Proper noun capitalized: Spink
Spink (countable and uncountable, plural Spinks)
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
- A small village in County Laois, Ireland (From Irish An Spinc. the pointed rock).
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Union County, South Dakota, United States.
spink meaning in Tamil
spink in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
Examples of spink in a sentence
- Woodpig was rootling for worms up the brook when he was surprised to see Chaffinch, "spinking" at him from a hazel twig.1949, Denys Watkins-Pitchford, “The Animal Banquet”, in The Little Grey Men, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, page 144:
- The cry of this species, which consists of a number of rapidly ‘‘spinking” notes, reminds me of that of the Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in the United States.1966 January 7 [1964 July 30], Paul Slud, The Birds of Costa Rica, page 65:
- Blackbirds are spinking, a charmless sound, done by rote.2016, John Lewis-Stempel, “The Turn of the Earth” (chapter VI), in The Running Hare: The Secret Life of Farmland, Doubleday, page 277:
- Somewhere in the five gardens, a blackbird spinked, petulantly.2017, Karen Lloyd, “The Land Remade” (chapter 13), in The Blackbird Diaries: A Year with Wildlife, Saraband, page 146:
Forms of spink
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | spinks |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | spinks |
| present participle | spinking |
| past participle | spinked |
| past | spinked |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Spinks |
Origin of spink
Originally a nickname from Middle English spink (“chaffinch”).
Words formed from spink
Words that rhyme with spink
Questions about spink
- What does spink mean?
- Spink means the chaffinch.
- What is spink in Tamil?
- Spink in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Spink meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use spink in a sentence?
- Woodpig was rootling for worms up the brook when he was surprised to see Chaffinch, "spinking" at him from a hazel twig.
- What part of speech is spink?
- Spink can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce spink?
- Spink is pronounced /spɪŋk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of spink?
- The plural of spink is spinks.
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