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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.
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Origin:
1605–15; < Dutch klank sound
1605–15; < Dutch klank sound
Related forms
clank·ing·ly, adverb
clank·ing·ness, noun
clank·less, adjective
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Word Origin & History
clank
1560s as both a verb and noun, perhaps echoic, perhaps a blend of clang and clink, perhaps from a Low Ger. source (cf. M.Du. clank, M.L.G. klank).
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