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.

(intransitive) To make a slight sound like that of metal objects touching.

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

plural of chink in the armor

(idiomatic, transitive) To fill cracks in something, for example a wall.

(idiomatic) A weakness; a weak point (particularly of something formerly considered near-invincible or perfect).