Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to jink
Participle: jinked
Gerund: jinking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | jink |
| you | jink |
| he;she;it | jinks |
| we | jink |
| you | jink |
| they | jink |
Perfect
| I | have jinked |
| you | have jinked |
| he;she;it | has jinked |
| we | have jinked |
| you | have jinked |
| they | have jinked |
Past
| I | jinked |
| you | jinked |
| he;she;it | jinked |
| we | jinked |
| you | jinked |
| they | jinked |
Pluperfect
| I | had jinked |
| you | had jinked |
| he;she;it | had jinked |
| we | had jinked |
| you | had jinked |
| they | had jinked |
Future
| I | will jink |
| you | will jink |
| he;she;it | will jink |
| we | will jink |
| you | will jink |
| they | will jink |
Future Perfect
| I | will have jinked |
| you | will have jinked |
| he;she;it | will have jinked |
| we | will have jinked |
| you | will have jinked |
| they | will have jinked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | jink |
| you | jink |
| he;she;it | jink |
| we | jink |
| you | jink |
| they | jink |
Perfect
| I | have jinked |
| you | have jinked |
| he;she;it | have jinked |
| we | have jinked |
| you | have jinked |
| they | have jinked |
Imperfect
| I | jinked |
| you | jinked |
| he;she;it | jinked |
| we | jinked |
| you | jinked |
| they | jinked |
Pluperfect
| I | had jinked |
| you | had jinked |
| he;she;it | had jinked |
| we | had jinked |
| you | had jinked |
| they | had jinked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would jink |
| you | would jink |
| he;she;it | would jink |
| we | would jink |
| you | would jink |
| they | would jink |
Perfect
| I | would have jinked |
| you | would have jinked |
| he;she;it | would have jinked |
| we | would have jinked |
| you | would have jinked |
| they | would have jinked |
Imperative
| you | jink |
| we | Let's jink |
| you | jink |
Verbs conjugated like 'jink'
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 'jink'
dink,
ink,
jinx,
junk,
kink,
link,
oink,
pink,
sink,
tink,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Origin uncertain. The Oxford English Dictionary suggests onomatopoeia for motion. Attested since the 18th century. Compare unnasalised dialectal jick (“to avoid with a sudden jerk of the body, elude”).
Sample Sentences
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But faith! he'll turn a corner jinkin, / An' cheat you yet. [1786, Robert Burns, “Address to the Devil”, in Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, volume I:]
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Do not jink. This serves no purpose and will only spoil your run in. [1943, G B Warnes, Hints and Tips for Beginners (and others) in Whirlwind Bombers Attacking Shipping, National Archives AIR 27/1551]
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A man on skis was coming fast after him. […] Bond […] gave a deep sigh of anger, and put on all the speed he could, crouching low and jinking occasionally to spoil the man's aim. [1963, Ian Fleming, On Her Majesty's Secret Service:]
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As the Gunners attacked in unrelenting waves of red the opportunities started to fall their way, as the outstanding Wilshere fired at Hart and then Van Persie jinked into space only to see his arrow-like 18-yard left-foot rocket shot cannon back off the base of Hart's right-hand post. [2011 January 5, Jonathan Stevenson, “Arsenal 0 - 0 Man City”, in BBC:]
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Jink it he did. Norton pushed the aircraft left just as he was at the bottom of his loop. [2000, Mack Maloney, Shuttle Down, →ISBN:]
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So they put on a bit of extra pace and were nearly through that section when they heard voices coming out of a clump of bushes and the sound of plates being jinked together. [1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 72:]