"clinking" in the verb sense
1. clink
make a high sound typical of glass
"champagne glasses clinked to make a toast"
2. tinkle, tink, clink, chink
make or emit a high sound
"tinkling bells"
"clinking" in the adjective sense
1. clinking
like the light sharp ringing sound of glasses being tapped
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