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clank
[ klangk ]
noun
- 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)
- to make such a sound.
- to move with such sounds:
The old jalopy clanked up the hill.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to make a sharp sound, as metal in collision:
He clanked the shovel against the pail.
- to place, put, set, etc., with a clank:
to clank the cell door shut.
clank
/ °ì±ôæŋ°ì /
noun
- an abrupt harsh metallic sound
verb
- to make or cause to make such a sound
- intr to move or operate making such a sound
Derived Forms
- ˈ³¦±ô²¹²Ô°ì¾±²Ô²µ±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦±ô²¹²Ô°ìi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
- ³¦±ô²¹²Ô°ìi²Ô²µÂ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ³¦±ô²¹²Ô°ìl±ð²õ²õ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of clank1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of clank1
Example Sentences
The strength machines use electric motors to create resistance instead of physical weights, so there’s no clanking.
Like, “bucket clanking on the bottom of a dry well†low?
All 11 of her previous attempts had clanked away or rimmed out or missed altogether, a slump eerily reminiscent of the 0-for-10 start that struck unexpectedly against Minnesota on Jan. 30.
But as silky smooth as the sequence looked — and as strange as a slump from Watkins seemed — the step-back clanked away.
His first free throw went long, clanking off the back iron.
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