[
US
/ˈkɫæŋk/
]
[ UK /klˈæŋk/ ]
[ UK /klˈæŋk/ ]
NOUN
-
a loud resonant repeating noise
he could hear the clang of distant bells
VERB
-
make a clank
the train clanked through the village
How To Use clank In A Sentence
- The sword clanked for the third time, and the king said angrily: The Crimson Fairy Book
- The clanking sounded systematic somehow; not rhythmic like a drumbeat in music, yet purposeful.
- Hitting metal crap with swords in-game should make a 'clanky' noise. Us Being Human
- Probably the printers had gone home for the day, so there would have been no clanking flatbed press.
- Bottles roll clanking on the floor, under the bonnet a hung-up tappet or two chatters its story of discomfort. Gravity's Rainbow
- Madame Dort waddled over to the workbench, clanked her toolbox down beside it, flipped the heavy metal latches, and flung the thing open. GuildWars Edge of Destiny
- 'Here we are now,' Beth said, as the train clanked into a tiny station.
- Then in the sixth, again on a breaking ball, the pitch clanks off catcher Erik Castro and rolls out toward the mound, where Strasburg picks it up and fires to first to complete the putout. Eight Sliders Sliding
- `Let me at the scoundrel ,' he cried, clanking across the yard, and throwing open his visor. THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY
- Gustav spoke, his voice fading and his armor clanking as he moved away.