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How to pronounce chink in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms check
Type of crack
Verb group break, check, crack
Type Words
Synonyms click, clink
Type of sound
Type Words
Synonyms chinaman
Type of chinese
Type Words
Synonyms clink, tink, tinkle
Type of go, sound
Type Words
Type of fissure, cleft, crack, scissure, crevice
Type Words
Type of stop up, plug, secure

Examples of chink

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But it is personal jibes when angry that Labour sees as the chink in his armour.
From the guardian.co.uk
We needed the chink that his absence gave, maybe at that stage we depended on it.
From the telegraph.co.uk
A select few were able to see through my behavior and find the chink in my armor.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
If there is one chink in Miami's armor, it's the lack of a proven point guard.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
We all stood on deck looking eastwards waiting for the first chink of sunrise.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The boulders are big and chink like metal when your wedding ring catches them.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
At the same time, when we made some adjustments we were able to chink it, too.
From the omaha.com
It might just be the chink in its armour McLaren and Ferrari are looking for.
From the sport.uk.msn.com
Partnership schools are the chink in the Berlin Wall of our education system.
From the nzherald.co.nz
More examples
  • (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
  • Tinkle: make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells"
  • A narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
  • Fill the chinks of, as with caulking
  • A short light metallic sound
  • Check: make cracks or chinks in; "The heat checked the paint"
  • Chink or sometimes Chinki is a racial slur referring originally to a person of Chinese ethnicity but now generalized to refer to any person of East Asian descent. Contemporary usage of the word as an ethnic slur has sparked controversies in public and popular media.
  • (Chinking) A log cabin is a small house built from logs. It is a fairly simple type of log house. A distinction should be drawn between the traditional meanings of "log cabin" and "log house. ...
  • A Chinese person