clanking

1 4.9

Making a hard, sharp sound like metal hitting metal

adjective
/ˈklæŋkɪŋ/

: metálico

He winced at the clanking noise of the metal door slamming shut.

Examples

About two nights later, I awoke to clanking sounded like tools and hammers tapping.
The clanking of pots and pans in the kitchen signaled that dinner was almost ready.
As the train passed, I heard the clanking of metal wheels against the tracks.

Synonyms

clackety

vsclanking

1 7.4

Making quick, sharp clicking sounds like old train wheels

is a heavy nonresonant tone rather than quick light clicking

clattery

vsclanking

1 7.0

A continuous rattling sound that hard things make when they hit each other

is a single sharp event rather than ongoing rattling

clankety

vsclanking

1 8.7

It makes a series of loud metal clanking noises

is a single sharp strike rather than repeated noises

Antonyms

silent

278 1.0

Not making any sound

soft

254 1.0

Gentle and not strong for light or sound

How Loud

deafening

30 3.5

clangorous

1 8.9

clanking

1 4.9

Surface Forms

clanking positive

Morphology

clanking = clank (transparent) = clank + ing

A regular adjectival participle formed from the verb 'clank' with the productive suffix '-ing', meaning 'making the sound of clank'.

Etymology

The word clanking comes from the sound word clank, a word that copies a sudden hard metal 'sound', like the 'clang' of armor or pipes. So, clanking is used for things that make a sharp, metallic 'sound'.