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CLANKINGLY

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clank

[klangk]
–noun
1. a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other: the clank of chains; the clank of an iron gate slamming shut.
–verb (used without object)
2. to make such a sound.
3. to move with such sounds: The old jalopy clanked up the hill.
–verb (used with object)
4. to cause to make a sharp sound, as metal in collision: He clanked the shovel against the pail.
5. to place, put, set, etc., with a clank: to clank the cell door shut.

Origin:
1605–15; < D klank sound


clank⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
clank⋅ing⋅ness, noun
clankless, adjective
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