tink Synonyms
Another word for tink
• noun (Context 1)
A short, sharp, high-pitched ringing or clinking sound, such as that made by striking metal or glass.
"She heard the faint clink of her spoon hitting the side of the porcelain teacup."
• verb (Context 2)
To make or cause to make a light, sharp, high-pitched ringing or clinking sound.
"Ice cubes tinked against the rim of the glass as the waiter set the water down."
• noun (Context 3)
A tinker or itinerant traveller; also used more broadly as a derogatory term for an ill-mannered, coarse, or disreputable person.
"In older Scottish literature, the word tinker frequently appears as a disparaging label for travelling craftspeople."
• verb (Context 4)
To mend or patch metalware as a tinker does; to work at something in a makeshift or clumsy manner.
"The blacksmith spent the afternoon tinking old copper kettles in his workshop."