Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to clinker
Participle: clinkered
Gerund: clinkering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | clinker |
| you | clinker |
| he;she;it | clinkers |
| we | clinker |
| you | clinker |
| they | clinker |
Perfect
| I | have clinkered |
| you | have clinkered |
| he;she;it | has clinkered |
| we | have clinkered |
| you | have clinkered |
| they | have clinkered |
Past
| I | clinkered |
| you | clinkered |
| he;she;it | clinkered |
| we | clinkered |
| you | clinkered |
| they | clinkered |
Pluperfect
| I | had clinkered |
| you | had clinkered |
| he;she;it | had clinkered |
| we | had clinkered |
| you | had clinkered |
| they | had clinkered |
Future
| I | will clinker |
| you | will clinker |
| he;she;it | will clinker |
| we | will clinker |
| you | will clinker |
| they | will clinker |
Future Perfect
| I | will have clinkered |
| you | will have clinkered |
| he;she;it | will have clinkered |
| we | will have clinkered |
| you | will have clinkered |
| they | will have clinkered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | clinker |
| you | clinker |
| he;she;it | clinker |
| we | clinker |
| you | clinker |
| they | clinker |
Perfect
| I | have clinkered |
| you | have clinkered |
| he;she;it | have clinkered |
| we | have clinkered |
| you | have clinkered |
| they | have clinkered |
Imperfect
| I | clinkered |
| you | clinkered |
| he;she;it | clinkered |
| we | clinkered |
| you | clinkered |
| they | clinkered |
Pluperfect
| I | had clinkered |
| you | had clinkered |
| he;she;it | had clinkered |
| we | had clinkered |
| you | had clinkered |
| they | had clinkered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would clinker |
| you | would clinker |
| he;she;it | would clinker |
| we | would clinker |
| you | would clinker |
| they | would clinker |
Perfect
| I | would have clinkered |
| you | would have clinkered |
| he;she;it | would have clinkered |
| we | would have clinkered |
| you | would have clinkered |
| they | would have clinkered |
Imperative
| you | clinker |
| we | Let's clinker |
| you | clinker |
Verbs conjugated like 'clinker'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'clinker'
blinker,
linker,
blinder,
canker,
cinder,
climber,
clink,
clitter,
cylinder,
flanker,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Dutch klinkaerd, later klinker, from klinken (“to ring, resound”).
Sample Sentences
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This burning has baked and clinkered the adjacent strata, producing a very resistant formation, which rises with conspicuous abruptness from the flat terrace underlain by the soft Lebo shale member. [1923, United States Geological Survey, Bulletin 748, page 125:]
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The use of coal with a low ash fusion temperature (1204°C, or 2200°F) caused frequent clinkering on the grate during initial tests. The clinkering stopped when the coal was replaced with one having a higher fusion temperature […] [1981, David W. Schultz, Municipal solid waste, resource recovery: Proceedings of the seventh annual research symposium at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 16-18:]