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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

    a small cleft, slit, or fissure; a weak spot that may leave one vulnerable; a narrow beam of light shining through a chink… See the full definition

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

    Chink [1] is an English-language ethnic slur usually referring to a person of Chinese descent, [2] but also used to insult 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. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishchink noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of chink noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. 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.

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

    to make or cause to make a light ringing sound, as by the striking of glasses or coins. n. such a sound. Etymology: 16th Century: of imitative origin.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › chinkChink - definition of chink by The Free Dictionary

    Define chink. chink synonyms, chink pronunciation, chink translation, English dictionary definition of chink. n. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of Chinese birth or descent.