clanker
- noun
- /ˈklæŋkər/
- Your clankers.
Examples
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What's a clanker?
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The old machine made a loud clanker as it broke down.
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Let me show you how it works, clanker.
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You sure got to have some big clankers to come in here.
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So, how's the old clanker coming along?
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Get ready to turn those clankers into scrap metal!
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Clanker.
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Every time the metal gate swung open, it produced a loud clanker that echoed through the yard.
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The blacksmith's tools created a series of clankers as he worked on the anvil.
Synonyms
A metal piece inside a bell that hits its side to make sound
A person or thing that makes loud, heavy repeated sounds like a drum
A toy or small device that makes a sharp sound when you shake it
A heavy dull sound that a hard object makes when it is hit or dropped
Compounds
How Noisy
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Etymology
The word clanker comes from the sound word clank, which copies a loud, metallic hit, and the ending -er means 'one that makes a sound'. So a clanker is 'something that makes a loud, metallic clanking noise', like a loose part on a train or a rusty machine.