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Clinking vs Chinking - What's the difference?

clinking | chinking |

As verbs the difference between clinking and chinking

is that clinking is present participle of lang=en while chinking is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between clinking and chinking

is that clinking is a noise that clinks while chinking is the material used to fill the spaces between logs in a log house; caulking.

clinking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A noise that clinks.

    • chinking

    English

    Noun

  • The material used to fill the spaces between logs in a log house; caulking.
  • The sound of something that chinks.
  • * 1887 , May Hodgson, A day of life (page 187)
    • All the sounds mingle with the chinkings of the gold and silver coin

    Verb

    (head)