clank

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/ˈklæŋk/

verb 2noun 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

loud

PREP

with a ~

The old metal gate shut with a clank that echoed through the yard.

~ of

We heard the clank of metal pipes as the plumber worked in the basement.

PHRASES

the clank of machinery

Definitions

noun

A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.

verb

To make a clanking sound

The chains clanked.

Slung from his shoulders clanks a two-handed sword, the pommel a huge star-ruby carven in the image of a heart, for the heart is his sign and symbol.

To cause to sound with a clank.

The prisoners clank their chains.

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Synonyms

noun — a loud resonant repeating noise

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The chains clanked.

Wiktionary

Slung from his shoulders clanks a two-handed sword, the pommel a huge star-ruby carven in the image of a heart, for the heart is his sign and symbol.

Wiktionary

Far less straightforward was what happened at about 0130 on Friday June 2 1944, as a long goods train was chuffing and clanking its unhurried way across the darkened landscape towards Soham, from Ely.

Wiktionary

Mr. Otis was awakened by a curious noise in the corridor, outside his room. It sounded like the clank of metal, and seemed to be coming nearer every moment.

Tatoeba · #5420507

The door closed with a clank.

Tatoeba · #11623501

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