to clank

Examples

• All

• The radiators clank and I couldn't concentrate.

  Proof (2005)

• Allie spooned more sugar into her tea, stirred it in, clanking the spoon against the mug.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Because it clanks, and it's driving me crazy.

  Win Win (2011)

• All four of us were perfectly still as the skillet clanked to the floor.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The army continued on, clanking and rattling down the obsidian pier toward the ship.

  Fiction book (1991)

• As his parents and the dancers dug holes for the trees, the shovels clanked loudly against the rocks.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Treeless pasture stretched away in all directions; cowbells clanked in the distance.

  Fiction book (2001)

• "Ready?" Angelo asked when Tony's empty espresso cup clanked against the saucer.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The turret is hydraulically operated with hand controls; it whines and clanks as it rotates.

  Fiction book (1990)

• As he walked through the old factory, the metal pipes began to clank with every step he took.

Synonyms

R

to rattle

vsto clank

151 2.2

To shake something so it makes short, sharp noises

makes one loud metallic strike rather than many short noises

C

to clatter

vsto clank

29 3.9

To make a loud rattling sound by hitting hard things together

makes a single sharp metallic noise rather than repeated rattling

C

to clink

vsto clank

16 5.1

To make a short, sharp sound by hitting glass or metal together

makes a louder, heavier sound instead of short glassy strikes

C

to clack

vsto clank

5 7.2

To make short, sharp clicking sounds

makes a louder, heavier metallic noise instead of small repeated clicks

C

to ching

vsto clank

1 8.8

To make a short sharp ringing sound like metal hitting metal

makes a louder, more blunt sound instead of a ringing strike

B

to brattle

vsto clank

• Archaic

9.9

A loud rattling sound when metal or hard things hit each other

makes a single sharp metallic noise rather than ongoing rattling

Antonyms

S

to soften

50 3.1

Make something less strong or harsh

How Loud

to crash

71 2.4

to clang

11 3.5

to clank

8 3.5

knock

81 1.3

to clink

16 5.1

to click

92 1.0

tap

66 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology