tink
1 of 2intransitive verb
ˈtiŋk
-ed/-ing/-s
: to make a tinkling sound : tinkle
no roar came … and no bell tinked
F. M. Ford
F. M. Fordtink
2 of 2noun
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plural -s
: the sound of a light object striking against a resonant metal : plink
the crackling of the fire, the tink of sparks in the stovepipe Dorothy Thomas
Dorothy Thomasthe wind caught a tink of harness rings and a jingle of spur rowels Tom Lea
Tom Lea
Word History
Etymology
Intransitive verb
Middle English tinken, of imitative origin
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- eight ball
- eight balls
- eight-foot octave
- eight-foot pitch
- eight-foot stop
- eight-four
- eight-gauge
- eight-pointed cross
- eight-spotted forester
- eight-square
- eightballs
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- eighteen-one balkline
- eighteen-two balkline
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