But faith! he'll turn a corner jinkin, / An' cheat you yet.
Source: wiktionary
Jink
//d͡ʒɪŋk//
Synonyms for "jink" (19 found)
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9 translations across 4 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- избягване на удар noun (Quick evasive turn)
- отклоняване noun (Quick evasive turn)
- избягвам verb (To make a quick evasive turn)
Czech
3 entries- udělat kličku verb (To make a quick evasive turn)
- uhnout verb (To make a quick evasive turn)
- uskočit verb (To make a quick evasive turn)
French
2 entries- zigzag noun (Quick evasive turn)
- zigzaguer verb (To make a quick evasive turn)
Italian
1 entries- sfagliare verb (To make a quick evasive turn)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Do not jink. This serves no purpose and will only spoil your run in.
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A man on skis was coming fast after him. […] Bond […] gave a deep sigh of anger, and put on all the speed he could, crouching low and jinking occasionally to spoil the man's aim.
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As the Gunners attacked in unrelenting waves of red the opportunities started to fall their way, as the outstanding Wilshere fired at Hart and then Van Persie jinked into space only to see his arrow-like 18-yard left-foot rocket shot cannon back off the base of Hart's right-hand post.
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