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Definition of chink verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

chink

verb

NAmE//tʃɪŋk//

[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they chink

he / she / it chinks

past simple chinked

-ing form chinking

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when glasses, coins, or other glass or metal objects chink or when you chink them, they make a light ringing sound synonym clink the sound of bottles chinking chink something We chinked glasses and drank to each other's health.

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chink noun
a chink in somebody's armor

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a chink in somebody's armor

Nearby words

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