Meaning

A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia..

Definitions by Sense

1. A pair of small bowl-shaped finger cymbals made of thick and heavy bronze, used in the music of Thailand and Cambodia.
2. The sound of metal or glass clinking.
3. (countable) A ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
4. (uncountable, slang) Money (from the sound of a cash register ringing up an amount).
5. (zoology) A high-pitched mating call made by the male kakapo.
6. (MLE, slang) A knife.
7. To chink or clink; to make a ringing sound, as of metal or glass being struck.
8. (MLE, slang) To stab.

Example Sentences

The hoe banged against a spade on the wall, making a loud "ching!"

"To predictions coming true," Riley agreed, touching her rim to his with a quiet ching of crystal.

Joseph gulped and drew his sword with a loud ching.

"Supposedly, it was worth millions back then, so it could be worth maybe ten times as much now." Tatorrio whistled. "That's a lot of ching."

If there are any people owing you money, it's a good time to drive to their houses and look for your "ching".

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy / Hold onto your ching

If you know how to play your cards when buying, you can definitely save some ching here, especially on bigger ops.

The cutlery was chinging as the boat swayed around on the sea.

Word Forms

• chings
• chinging
• chinged

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Use ching when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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