I. verb
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She wore at least twenty bracelets, which clinked against each other every time she moved her arm.
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The two men clinked their glasses in celebration.
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Their champagne glasses clinked. "Happy Anniversary Darling,'' Roger said.
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And then as Brett's teeth clinked uncomfortably on the edge of the drinking glass, something strange happened.
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He went to drink and his teeth clinked against the rim.
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I slipped my fingers into them, lifted out a few pieces and let them clink back into the can.
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Lily dropped a cube of sugar into her champagne and they clinked glasses, still laughing.
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Some members there clinked glasses and gave thumbs-up signs as they watched the verdict at the cozy first-floor bar.
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The wolf was just moving away, when he heard the medals clinking, and he stopped to listen.
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You'd hear them clinking all night.
II. noun
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The clink of dishes in the dining room told him that dinner would soon be ready.
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In his room Benjy heard the first clink .
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Oh, heavens, she thought as her cup went down on its saucer with a clink .
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She walked into the bathroom and Rachaela heard the clink of the pot of cold cream.
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The clink of cup against saucer woke me.
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There was a scraping and a clink .