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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
1605–15; < D klank sound
Related forms:
clank⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
clank⋅ing⋅ness, noun
clankless, adjective
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| clank (klāngk) n. A metallic sound, sharp and hard but not resonant: the clank of chains. intr.v. clanked, clank·ing, clanks To make a sharp, hard, metallic sound. [Probably imitative.] clank'y adj. |
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