clank (Meaning)

Wordnet

clank (n)

a loud resonant repeating noise

Wordnet

clank (v)

make a clank

Webster

clank (n.)

A sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink.

Webster

clank (v. t.)

To cause to sound with a clank; as, the prisoners clank their chains.

Webster

clank (v. i.)

To sound with a clank.

FAQs About the word clank

a loud resonant repeating noise, make a clankA sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a du

clink, whang, clangor, clash, clang, ring,rattle, thump,jingle, jangle

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In the silence of the night, the sudden clank of metal echoed through the empty alley.

As the machinery started, there was a distinct clank of gears engaging.

The knight's armor emitted a metallic clank with each step he took.

He dropped the wrench, and it hit the floor with a loud clank, startling everyone in the workshop.