finks 1 of 2

plural of fink
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finks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fink
as in talks
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities we never would have been caught if he hadn't finked on us

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for finks
Noun
  • Empowered by federal law, FBI agents can ask informants to record their conversations, then use those recordings to persuade federal judges to OK wiretaps.
    Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Despite this, none of these informants have faced prosecution.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Rather, his supporters say that Montgomery was the first to understand and demonstrate the physics and control that still informs modern flight.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
  • That’s why another function of the department is to collect information and data, which then informs research and decision-making.
    Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In the last few years, perhaps after an adaptive mutation, bird flu has jumped to a wide number of mammal species, including seals, bears, skunks, foxes, cougars, bobcats, dolphins and even a polar bear.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The Southwest Virginia Wildlife rescued an extremely rare, and very cute, skunk earlier this month.
    Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
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