Get to know Clinking better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like reverberant or ringing.
Clinking meaning
present participle and gerund of clink
Synonyms of Clinking
Using Clinking
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of clink
- Useful related words include: reverberant, ringing.
- In the example corpus, clinking often appears in combinations such as: clinking glasses, of clinking.
Context around Clinking
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Clinking
- In this selection, "clinking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pictured, unassertive, boot, glasses, sound and shotglasses stand out and add context to how "clinking" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include act of clinking drinking glasses and all just clinking whiskey tumblers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "clinking" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with clinking
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some even have people talking in the distance or coffee cups clinking. (12 words)
Urban legend also attributes the modern act of clinking drinking glasses to the Vikings. (14 words)
Just last month they were pictured clinking glasses during a “stay at home” date night. (15 words)
People who once would only have dared to hint that the masses are pig-like in the comfort of their own homes, while clinking glasses with a like-minded highbrow, were now giving utterance to such corrupt thoughts in the public sphere. (42 words)
Núñez’s second goal was delightful, a delicate one-touch finish with the outside of his right boot clinking in off a post to make it game, set and match in added time. (33 words)
Concurrent with an increase in telephonic hearings, these noises, along with barking dogs, engine hum, clinking glasses, whining screen doors, and the occasional flushing toilet, became a part of my law practice. (32 words)
Example sentences (12)
Just last month they were pictured clinking glasses during a “stay at home” date night.
People who once would only have dared to hint that the masses are pig-like in the comfort of their own homes, while clinking glasses with a like-minded highbrow, were now giving utterance to such corrupt thoughts in the public sphere.
If these metallic discs collide subtly, it will produce not only flashes of light and motion but an unassertive clinking sound that could potentially scare off these winged troublemakers.
Núñez’s second goal was delightful, a delicate one-touch finish with the outside of his right boot clinking in off a post to make it game, set and match in added time.
Some even have people talking in the distance or coffee cups clinking.
Concurrent with an increase in telephonic hearings, these noises, along with barking dogs, engine hum, clinking glasses, whining screen doors, and the occasional flushing toilet, became a part of my law practice.
Some of the most important live jazz recordings have clinking glasses and conversations of barflies in the mix.
There are many moments of Bruce and co. hugging and clinking shotglasses at the end of a session, but notably, nobody pounds the shot.
Urban legend also attributes the modern act of clinking drinking glasses to the Vikings.
These guys are all just clinking whiskey tumblers and cackling their way to the grave while improving the lives of exactly no one around them.
For one day only, The Clapham Grand reverberates with the sound of clinking steins and Teutonic sing-alongs.
Some couples pass out wedding favor bells for guests to ring instead of clinking glasses.
Common combinations with clinking
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- clinking glasses 5×
- of clinking 3×