They greeted each other with the clinking of their gold-coloured swords and exchanged pleasantries.

In no time, Sam and Helen are off to the races, clinking their glasses and stabbing their adversaries.

Imagine the ghostly rustling of silk taffeta, the clinking of giant paillettes, brought back to life by scientists and engineers.

When he hits a pothole on our street, the bottles clink against one another.

An awkward silence was filled with the sounds of forks and knives clinking on plates, so Monty tried to break the ice.