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chinkle

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Definition of chinkle word

  • noun chinkle (nautical) A turn or kink in a rope. 1

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Parts of speech for Chinkle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chinkle popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for chinkle

verb chinkle

  • clang — When a large metal object clangs, it makes a loud noise.
  • clatter — If you say that people or things clatter somewhere, you mean that they move there noisily.
  • clink — If objects made of glass, pottery, or metal clink or if you clink them, they touch each other and make a short, light sound.
  • chime — When a bell or a clock chimes, it makes ringing sounds.
  • chink — A chink in a surface is a very narrow crack or opening in it.

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