Clank

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A metallic sound, sharp and hard but not resonant: the clank of chains.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a sharp, hard, metallic sound.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal, especially such a repetitive sound.
  • v. To make a clanking sound
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • v. To cause to sound with a clank.
  • verb-intransitive. To sound with a clank.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A sharp, hard, metallic sound: as, the clank of chains or fetters.
  • To cause to sound with a clank: as, to clank chains. See the noun.
  • To give a ringing blow to.
  • To sound with or give out a clank.
  • To deposit, put, place, or set down with a clanking sound.
  • To move with a clanking sound.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a loud resonant repeating noise
  • v. make a clank
  • Verb Form
    clanked    clanking    clanks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    noise    sound    go   
    Form
    clanked    clanking   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ring   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blanc    Franck    Frank    Hank    Montblanc    Planck    Ranke    Yank    antitank    banc   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    clink    clatter    thud    jingle    creak    jangle    whir    rumble    clack    crunch