present participle of chink

The material used to fill the spaces between logs in a log house; caulking. / The sound of something that chinks.

plural of chinking

A magic trick where four small items appear to move around a mat with just the wave of the magician's bare hands.

A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack. / A chip or dent in something metallic. / (figuratively) A vulnerability or flaw in a protection system or in any otherwise formidable system.

Alternative form of kink (“gasp for breath”)

Alternative letter-case form of Chink

Alternative form of kink (“gasp for breath”)

(countable) A slight sound as of metal objects touching each other; a clink. / (uncountable, colloquial, now rare) Ready money, especially in the form of coins.

(transitive) To fill an opening such as the space between logs in a log house with chinking; to caulk. / (intransitive) To crack; to open. / (transitive) To cause to open in cracks or fissures.