klinken.
to sound
Meaning & usage
to sound
De bel in de kerk begon te klinken toen de dienst begon.
De muziek uit de luidsprekers klinkt helder en zuiver.
to clink glasses
We willen graag een toast uitbrengen, laten we de glazen klinken!
Na de ceremonie klinkten de gasten hun glazen om het gelukkige paar te feliciteren.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch clingen, clinken, from Old Dutch *clingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą (“to sound”).
to nail, to rivet, to clinch
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch clingen, clinken, from Old Dutch *clingan, from Proto-Germanic *klinganą (“to adhere to, cling to”).
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