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Meaning of Chinking | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية الرّنين

Examples

“All the sounds mingle with the chinkings of the gold and silver coin […]”
“A dozen soup-plates circulated, and a hymn was sung to the accompaniment of much chinking of coin.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Chinkland chinkle Chinks chinkware chinky Chinland

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