chinking

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The material used to fill the spaces between logs in a log house; caulking.
2. (countable, uncountable)The sound of something that chinks.

   “All the sounds mingle with the chinkings of the gold and silver coin […]”

   “A dozen soup-plates circulated, and a hymn was sung to the accompaniment of much chinking of coin.”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of chink