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    chink
    /tʃɪŋk/

    verb

    • 1. make or cause to make a light, high-pitched ringing sound, as of glasses or coins striking together: "the chain joining the handcuffs chinked"

    noun

    • 1. a high-pitched ringing sound: "the chink of glasses"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › chinkChink Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : a small cleft, slit, or fissure. a chink in the fence. 2. : a weak spot that may leave one vulnerable. his lawyers found a chink in the law. 3. : a narrow beam of light shining through a chink. chink.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ChinkChink - Wikipedia

    Chink is an English-language ethnic slur usually referring to a person of Chinese descent, but also used against people of East Asian, North Asian, Southeast Asian appearance. The use of the term describing eyes with epicanthic fold ("Asiatic eyes") is considered extremely offensive and is regarded as racist by many.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHINK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a small narrow crack or opening: I peered through a chink in the curtains and saw them all inside. Synonyms. breach (OPENING) formal. cleft. crack (NARROW SPACE) cranny. crevice. fissure. gap (HOLE) interstice formal. opening (HOLE) slit. slot (LONG HOLE) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Holes, hollows and dips. anti-crack. aperture.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › chinkCHINK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Chink definition: a crack, cleft, or fissure. See examples of CHINK used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHINK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    When objects chink, or you chink them, they touch each other, making a light ringing sound.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › chinkChink - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A chink is a very narrow opening or crack. A chink in your bedroom curtains might let enough early morning sunlight in that you'll wake up before your alarm goes off.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCHINK | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    CHINK definition: 1. a small, narrow opening in something 2. a short ringing sound that is made when glass or metal…. Learn more.

  9. www.wordreference.com › definition › chinkchink - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    1. breach, rent, cut. chink2 (chingk), v.t., v.i. to make, or cause to make, a short, sharp, ringing sound, as of coins or glasses striking together. n. a chinking sound: the chink of ice in a glass. Slang Terms coin or ready cash. imitative 1565–75.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › chink_n5Chink, n.⁵ & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    What does the word Chink mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word Chink. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Chink is considered offensive. See meaning & use. How common is the word Chink? About 0.2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › chinkchink | meaning of chink in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    chink meaning, definition, what is chink: a small hole in a wall, or between two t...: Learn more.