clank

Plural: clanks

Noun

• a loud resonant repeating noise
• A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.

Verb

Verb Forms: clanked, clanking, clanks

• To make a sharp, typically dull, metallic sound.
• make a clank
  • "the train clanked through the village"
• To make a clanking sound
• To cause to sound with a clank.

Examples

• The chains clanked.
• The CLANK of tiles hitting the board indicated a player had found a surprisingly good word.
• The prisoners clank their chains.

Synonyms

clang, clangor, clangoring, clangour, clash, crash

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