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clank

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clank  (klngk)
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.]

clanky adj.

clank
Noun
an abrupt harsh metallic sound
Verb
to make such a sound [imitative]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.clankclank - a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells"
noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
Verb1.clank - make a clank; "the train clanked through the village"
sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
Translations
clank
v clank [klӕŋk]
to produce a sound like that made by heavy pieces of metal striking each other The chains clanked.rammelيُصَلْصِل، يُقَعْقِعдрънчаřinčetrasle; skramlerasselnκάνω μεταλλικό ήχοhacer un ruido metálicokõlisemaصدای دنگ یا جرنگ کردنkalistacliqueterלְהַשמִיע נְקִישָׁהझंकारzveketati, zveckaticsörögberdentingskrölta, hringla, glamrarisuonare con suono metallicoカチンと鳴る절꺽절꺽 소리를 내다džerškėtižvadzētberlentang-lentungratelenklirre, ringle, skranglepobrzękiwaćtinira zăngăniзвякатьrinčaťrožljatizveckatirassla, skramlaทำให้เกิดเสียงดังแคร๊งşakırdamak, şıkırdamak(使)發當啷聲брязканняجھنک ، جھنکار پیدا کرناkêu lách cách使啷声
n
such a noise the clank of pans in the kitchen.gerinkelصَلْصَلَه، قَعْقَعَهиздрънчаванеřinkotraslen; skramlendas Gerasselμεταλλικός ήχοςsonido seco y metálicokõlinصدای دنگ یا جرنگkalinacliquetisנְקִישָׁהझंकारzveckanje, štropot(lánc)csörgéssuara dentinganskrölt, glamursuono metallicoカチンという音절꺽절꺽하는 소리džeržgesysžvadzoņalentang-lentunggerammelskrangling, klirringbrzękestrondozăngănitзвяканьеrinčanierožljanjezveckanjerassel, skrammelเสียงดังแคร๊งşakırtı, şıkırtı當啷聲брязкатиجھنکار کی آوازtiếng lách cách啷声

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It was at the opening to one of these corridors upon my right that I presently heard a sound that spoke more plainly to John Carter, fighting man, than could the words of my mother tongue--it was the clank of metal--the metal of a warrior's harness--and it came from a little distance up the corridor upon my right.
Then it fell down, and in the utter silence I heard its fall and a clank of brazen bracelets.
The sounds we heard were the squealing of thoats and the grumbling of zitidars, with the occasional clank of arms which announced the approach of a body of warriors.
 
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