clank
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
clank (plural clanks)
Usage notes[edit]
- Clank usually expresses a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
loud, hard metallic sound
Verb[edit]
clank (third-person singular simple present clanks, present participle clanking, simple past and past participle clanked)
- (intransitive) To make a clanking sound
- The chains clanked.
- (transitive) To cause to sound with a clank.
- The prisoners clank their chains.