1clink 
/ˈklɪŋk/ verb
clinks; clinked; clink·ing /ˈklɪŋk/ verb : to make or cause (something) to make a short, sharp sound that is made when glass or metal objects hit each other [no obj] ▪ The bottles clinked together. [+ obj] ▪ When she'd completed the toast, they clinked glasses.
— clinking noun [noncount]
▪ I could hear the clinking of glasses coming from the dining room.
▪ I could hear the clinking of glasses coming from the dining room.
