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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DINK

Of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DINK

dink  [dɪŋk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DINK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dink is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb dink in English.

WHAT DOES DINK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dink in the English dictionary

The first definition of dink in the dictionary is neat or neatly dressed. Other definition of dink is to carry on a horse, bicycle, etc. Dink is also to travel together on a horse, bicycle, etc.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DINK

PRESENT

Present
I dink
you dink
he/she/it dinks
we dink
you dink
they dink
Present continuous
I am dinking
you are dinking
he/she/it is dinking
we are dinking
you are dinking
they are dinking
Present perfect
I have dinked
you have dinked
he/she/it has dinked
we have dinked
you have dinked
they have dinked
Present perfect continuous
I have been dinking
you have been dinking
he/she/it has been dinking
we have been dinking
you have been dinking
they have been dinking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I dinked
you dinked
he/she/it dinked
we dinked
you dinked
they dinked
Past continuous
I was dinking
you were dinking
he/she/it was dinking
we were dinking
you were dinking
they were dinking
Past perfect
I had dinked
you had dinked
he/she/it had dinked
we had dinked
you had dinked
they had dinked
Past perfect continuous
I had been dinking
you had been dinking
he/she/it had been dinking
we had been dinking
you had been dinking
they had been dinking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will dink
you will dink
he/she/it will dink
we will dink
you will dink
they will dink
Future continuous
I will be dinking
you will be dinking
he/she/it will be dinking
we will be dinking
you will be dinking
they will be dinking
Future perfect
I will have dinked
you will have dinked
he/she/it will have dinked
we will have dinked
you will have dinked
they will have dinked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dinking
you will have been dinking
he/she/it will have been dinking
we will have been dinking
you will have been dinking
they will have been dinking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would dink
you would dink
he/she/it would dink
we would dink
you would dink
they would dink
Conditional continuous
I would be dinking
you would be dinking
he/she/it would be dinking
we would be dinking
you would be dinking
they would be dinking
Conditional perfect
I would have dink
you would have dink
he/she/it would have dink
we would have dink
you would have dink
they would have dink
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dinking
you would have been dinking
he/she/it would have been dinking
we would have been dinking
you would have been dinking
they would have been dinking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you dink
we let´s dink
you dink
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to dink
Past participle
dinked
Present Participle
dinking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DINK


blink
blɪŋk
brink
brɪŋk
cinque
sɪŋk
drink
drɪŋk
fink
fɪŋk
hyperlink
ˈhaɪpəˌlɪŋk
ink
ɪŋk
kink
kɪŋk
link
lɪŋk
mink
mɪŋk
permalink
ˈpɜːməˌlɪŋk
pink
pɪŋk
rink
rɪŋk
shrink
ʃrɪŋk
sink
sɪŋk
sync
sɪŋk
think
θɪŋk
twink
twɪŋk
wink
wɪŋk
zinc
zɪŋk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DINK

dining kitchen
dining room
dining room suite
dining room table
dining table
dinitrobenzene
dinitrogen
dinitrogen oxide
dinitrogen tetroxide
dinitrophenol
Dinka
dinkey
dinkie
dinkier
dinkiest
dinkly
dinkum
dinkum oil
dinky
dinky-di

WORDS THAT END LIKE DINK

data link
energy drink
everything but the kitchen sink
heat sink
I don´t think
ice rink
invisible ink
kitchen sink
kitchen-sink
meat and drink
missing link
on the blink
overthink
relink
skating rink
soft drink
stink
the drink
unlink
uplink

Synonyms and antonyms of dink in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dink» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DINK

Find out the translation of dink to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dink from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dink» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

丁克
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dink
570 millions of speakers

English

dink
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Dink
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دينك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Динка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Dink
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

dink
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dink
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dink
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dink
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ディンクス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

딩크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dink
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Dink
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிங்க்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Dink
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dink
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dink
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dink
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дінка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Dink
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dink
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Dink
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dink
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Dink
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dink

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DINK»

The term «dink» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.911 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DINK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «dink» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «dink» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dink

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DINK»

Discover the use of dink in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dink and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Rinky-Dink Cafe
An insatiable pig marches into a restaurant that advertises "Dinners Made to Order" and demands an amazing and amusing variety of dishes.
Maggie S. Davis, John Sandford, 1988
2
Boys' Life
oncoming horseman with tail waving in friendly manner. . "Hello, Don, old fellow," said Dink as as he swung to the ground, threw the reins over his horse's head and stopped to pet the dog. Then as the animal turned and raced barking away to  ...
3
Notorious 92: Indiana's Most Heinous Murders in All 92 Counties
3 Dink told the sheriff he killed William and Leo first, and then shot their father, Johnston, as he returned home from work walking down a dirt path to his home. Their killings came after many years of differences between the men. Dink said he ...
Andrew E. Stoner, 2007
4
99 Cent Adventure Time Stories The Lady in the Case
The afternoon wore on and Dink was close to the end of his cigar supply. He felt the first vague stirrings of hunger. He began to wonder if he had made another mistake in playing this hunch to watch Crandall. He looked at his watch and ...
Lee E. Wells, 2014
5
The Alabama Folk Lyric: A Study in Origins and Media of ...
Foddy inky dink dink, foddy inka day. "You're a fool," the old man said. "You've not completely learned my way. To you this mill I will never will, By that toll no man can live." Foddy inky dink dink, foddy inka day. Next he called in his second son.
Ray Broadus Browne, 1979
6
Encyclopedia of Sports Films
CAST: Wallace Beery (Andy, the Champ), jackie Cooper (Dink), Irene Rich (Linda ), Roscoe Ates (Sponge), Edward Brophy (Tim), Hale Hamilton (Tony Carleton). RUNNING T|ME: 86 minutes. B&W. ACADEMY AWARDS: Best Actor (Beery; tied  ...
K Edgington, Thomas Erskine, James M. Welsh, 2010
7
Warman's 101 Greatest Baby Boomer Toys
NE OF the earliest attempts at interactive television, Winky Dink and You, effected the transformation that was bound to come: It turned the television set itself into a toy. Winky Dink and You aired on CBS TV from Oct. 10, 1953, through April 27, ...
‎2005
8
Shaken & Stirred
The first dialogue the audience hears is Dink asking Bond, “How's this?”46 Bond's response, “It's nice,” leaves much to the audience's imagination since neither Dink nor Bond is in view.47 Finally, the spectacle comes into focus, and the ...
Robert A. Caplen, 2010
9
Dark Past
"Dink?" He wanted his friend to look at him before he passed out. After all, he might not wake up. ”Dink?" His friend's cold, blue gaze met his. ”What?" "I'm sorry. I can't tell you how sorry I am." And the darkness began to close in on him.
Jennifer Leeland, 2013
10
Gutter Auteur: The Films of Andy Milligan
The woman, introduced as Dee (Julie Shaw) takes the man, introduced as Dink, back to her flat, and Milligan's most devastating deconstruction of the heterosexual paradigm is begun. Dink thanks Dee for her kindness, to which she quips— ...
Rob Craig, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DINK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dink is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wimbledon 2015: Novak Djokovic resumes normal service against …
On Djokovic's third set point the pair exchanged sumptuous half-volleys and Cilic saved again with an exquisite cross-court dink. But the Serb ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Roger Federer v Gilles Simon: Wimbledon 2015 – as it happened …
Simon does well to chase it down, but can't keep his desperate dink in play. Federer has been effortlessly brilliant today - he closes this game ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Ant-Man Movie Review Round-Up | Comicbook.com
On the other hand, Alonso Duralde at The Wrap was unimpressed, saying “The jokes don't land and the thrills don't thrill in this shrinky-dink ... «Comicbook.com, Jul 15»
4
Springfield man sentenced to 20 years in prison for 2011 shooting …
... 34, of Jacksonville and aggravated battery causing great bodily harm for allegedly shooting Joseph "Dink" Simmons of Carlinville. Johnson ... «The State Journal-Register, Jul 15»
5
Tim Vickery's Notes from South America: triumph for Chile …
Alexis Sanchez, who at times cut a frustrated figure in this Copa, went for the little dink down the middle, Romero was committed to the dive and ... «World Soccer, Jul 15»
6
Radwanska Guile Too Much For Keys - News | WTA Tennis English
The Pole played some typically imaginative tennis at times, including one wonderfully disguised dink in the decisive eighth game of the final set ... «WTA Tennis, Jul 15»
7
'No depiction of catastrophe will ever make up for a 100 years of …
There was a special reason for Egoyan's visit: He had been asked to be best man at Sera Dink and Eric Nazarian's wedding. His concerns ... «Hetq Online, Jul 15»
8
From Gezi Park to Turkey's transformed political landscape …
In 2007, thousands of people marched in an improvised demonstration to denounce the murder of Hrant Dink, an Armenian-leftist journalist ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
9
The Act, Pact, and Impact of Hrant Guzelian's Book 'The Youth Home …
... which was established by Hrant Guzelian, created a legacy that has endured to this day.” One of Hrant Guzelian's protégés was Hrant Dink. «Armenian Weekly, Jul 15»
10
Caney Lake Gopro Video - 4-11-15 - Bass Fishing Resource Guide
You can't hear my excitement cause I took the sound out because I thought I sounded like a compete idiot lol. The 2nd is a dink and the 3rd fish ... «BassResource.com, Jul 15»

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