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clink

 
 
/klɪŋk/ verb [I, T]

Definition

If pieces of glass or metal clink, they make a short ringing sound when they touch, and if you clink them, you make them do this.
clink noun [C]
(Definition of clink verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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