clank

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æŋk

Noun

clank (plural clanks)

1. A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.

Derived terms

• clankless
• clanky

Usage notes

• Clank usually expresses a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink.

Translations

loud, hard metallic sound

• Finnish: kalahdus (fi) (individual), kalina (fi) (repetitive)

• Russian: лязг (ru) (ljazg) m , бряцание (ru) (brjácanije) n 

Verb

clank (third-person singular simple present clanks, present participle clanking, simple past and past participle clanked)

1. (intransitive) To make a clanking sound

   The chains clanked.

2. (transitive) To cause to sound with a clank.

   The prisoners clank their chains.

Translations

to make a clanking sound

• Finnish: kalauttaa (fi), kalahtaa (fi) (individual), kalistaa (fi), kalistella (fi), kalisuttaa (fi), kalahdella (fi) (repetitive)

• Russian: лязгать (ru) (ljázgatʹ) , греметь (ru) (gremétʹ) , бряцать (ru) (brjácatʹ) , звякать (ru) (zvjákatʹ)