clinking

At first, the ladies are all giggles and clinking wine glasses, celebrating the fact that they’ve finally found time to connect.

At first, the ladies are all giggles and clinking wine, celebrating the fact that they’ve finally found time to connect.

The warm din of clinking ceramic mugs, muted conversation and the whir of espresso machines was absent, replaced by the cold glow of a giant screen listing customers’ names in a clinical, digital procession.

They greeted each other with the clinking of their gold-coloured swords and exchanged pleasantries.

In no time, Sam and Helen are off to the races, clinking their glasses and stabbing their adversaries.