clanked; clanking; clanks
1
: to make a clank or series of clanks
the radiator hissed and clanked
2
: to go with or as if with a clank
tanks clanking through the streets
: to cause to clank
: a sharp brief metallic ringing sound
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Examples of clank in a Sentence
Verb
The radiator hissed and clanked.
The empty can clanked along the sidewalk.
a ghost clanking its chains
Noun
the car is making a funny clank, and this can't be good
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Dan Kenyon’s dense sound design is another highly effective component, often blurring the lines between ambient noise and composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer’s chilling score, which incorporates clanking, groaning, juddering industrial sounds and leans heavily into distortion.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2023
Tyrann Mathieu watched clank off his hands and to the turf.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2024
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Verb
But Judge appeared to peek at the runner at the last second and missed it, the ball clanking off his glove and kicking to his right.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Dan Kenyon’s dense sound design is another highly effective component, often blurring the lines between ambient noise and composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer’s chilling score, which incorporates clanking, groaning, juddering industrial sounds and leans heavily into distortion.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
Noun
That includes the three-button playback controls which are intuitive, but make a loud clank when clicked.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2023
Tyrann Mathieu watched clank off his hands and to the turf.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Clank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clank. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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clank
1 of 2 verb
: to make or move with a clank or series of clanks
clank
2 of 2 noun
: a sharp short ringing sound
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