clank
IPA: kɫˈæŋk
noun
- A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.
verb
- (intransitive) To make a clanking sound
- (transitive) To cause to sound with a clank.
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Examples of "clank" in Sentences
- I hear a metallic "clank" as I start to walk across the ramp.
- Behind him, Gideon heard the clank of a rifle bolt slamming home.
- She tossed the iron into the brazier, where it landed with a metallic clank.
- It makes such a satisfying "clank" when your vote is cast, like it weighs something.
- Somewhere in the distance a train was shunting; _clank, clank, clank_ went the wagons.
- Clapping hands, smacking counter tops, stomping shoes on tile-they all have a nice "clank", "thud", or "bom" which delight a curious 13-month-old.
- The fact that it lost that high pitched clank is probably due to the fact that the recoil lugs are now mostly seated due to work-lapping and peening.
- The corridors, she realized, had rubber mats so you could not hear sounds outside your cell, which heightened your surprise and panic when your cell door would clank open.
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