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noun

ˈkiŋk How to pronounce kink (audio)
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as in cramp
a painful sudden tightening of a muscle got a kink in my neck from lying in that awkward position for too long

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as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit the boss's fondness for nicknames is one of those kinks that staffers just have to put up with

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3
as in whim
a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action whenever he got a kink in his head, he'd drop whatever he was doing to pursue this latest obsession

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kink

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verb

as in to loop

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Recent Examples of kink
Noun
Dokoupil had to work out kinks on air, in real time, and the program’s overall audience still rests below 4 million, a demarcation point for CBS News management in the past. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 As the wide receivers continue to work out the kinks, Sammis has been pleased with the progress of another position group. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Verb
But Pillion’s relationship isn’t meant to be a model for how to do kink well. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026 Each attachment can connect to an extra-long, 22-foot hose that doesn’t kink, and is flexible enough to easily maneuver around obstacles and corners. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for kink
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kink
  1. cramp
  2. trick
  3. whim
  4. loop
  5. stitch
  6. twist
  7. warp
  8. characteristic
Noun
  • Players can also request a three-minute medical time-out for each injury that occurs — which could include overheating symptoms such as dizziness or cramps.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Salmonella bacteria are a leading cause of foodborne illness in the country, with symptoms including diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of cramp
Noun
  • Treister had a smart sense of humor, often performing magic tricks for anyone who would come over to his home, his family said.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Layered background sighs, a resonant lead vocal, autumnal acoustic guitar flickers, synths both eerie and trippy—James has all his tricks on tap.
    — Ryan Leas, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of trick
Noun
  • Telling the world every thought and creative whim built him a following.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But an outdoor garden, no matter how beautiful and lovingly designed or how innovatively used in the menu, is susceptible to the whims of Miami’s humid, rainy, extraordinarily lengthy summers.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of whim
Verb
  • Around 250,000 people are expected to attend the seven-turn race, which will loop around the east end of the National Mall and run down Pennsylvania and Independence Avenues.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
  • To solve, loop one end of the string around the peg on the parabola with an x-coordinate of –3 (y = 9) and attach the other end of the string to a peg with an x-coordinate of 4 (y = 16).
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of loop
Noun
  • The attack left her with dozens of stitches and injuries to her face, arms and legs.
    — Karina Nova, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • As a result, Bellin was left with cuts all over her face, arm and legs and required 22 stitches and a rabies vaccination.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of stitch
Noun
  • What an intriguing and clever twist on the classic bank heist narrative, with powerful female performances at its core by Carrie Crowley, Bríd Brennan and Eva-Jane Gaffney.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The smashburger was the same as always, juicy and full of cheese, and the dill and pickle in the Caesar salad brought a bright and refreshing twist to the classic.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of twist
Verb
  • Everyone who wants to travel into history must cross the most forbidding distance—that of time itself, and of the relentless power of the present to warp our views.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The film uses a jazzily Murdochian technique to examine how the whole world has been warped by tabloids.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of warp
Noun
  • Historically, the Grand Sport has borrowed its design characteristics from the range-topping Z06, and that’s no different this time around.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
  • This potentially allows the same aircraft platform to undertake different types of strike missions while carrying weapons configured for different target characteristics.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Kink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kink. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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