noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The material used to fill the spaces between logs in a log house; caulking. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   The sound of something that chinks. countable, uncountable

   "All the sounds mingle with the chinkings of the gold and silver coin […]"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of chink form-of, gerund, participle, present

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compositionjingleplaster

Example

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"All the sounds mingle with the chinkings of the gold and silver coin […]"

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