- present participle of clink.
clinking
Example Sentences
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Back in the members’ club, surrounded by budding Renaissance men clinking Champagne flutes, Peter Mignacca announced that he was here for practical tips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Hours before strikes hit Iraq's capital, crowds milled in central Baghdad to the sound not of missiles but clinking coffee cups, children laughing and women filming TikToks.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
Even before the night’s performances began, attendees were clinking glasses and giving lingering hugs — the kind befitting the last day of summer camp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
Now there is silence, no shouts or clinking or songs or even whispers to break the quiet.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
“Maybe I can bring my sister,” I said as we headed back to Mamou’s, the bottles clinking in their plastic bag at my side.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
