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clank

noun

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verb

  1. emit clanking noises
  2. move while making clanking noises
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈklæŋk/ / [ˈkʰl̥æŋk] / /ˈkleɪ̯ŋk/

noun

Etymology: Onomatopoeic.

  1. A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.

verb

Etymology: Onomatopoeic.

  1. To make a clanking sound

    The chains clanked.

    Slung from his shoulders clanks a two-handed sword, the pommel a huge star-ruby carven in the image of a heart, for the heart is his sign and symbol.

  2. To cause to sound with a clank.

    The prisoners clank their chains.