clankety
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8.7
- adjective
- /ˈklæŋkəti/
- His bicycle was so clankety that everyone heard him coming before they saw him.
Examples
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The old train made a clankety sound as it approached the station.
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The old washing machine made a clankety noise as it finished the spin cycle.
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We could hear the clankety approach of the delivery truck from down the street.
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What a clankety mess that was!
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As the old trolley rumbled down the tracks, its clankety wheels announced its arrival long before it was seen.
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The construction site was filled with the clankety sounds of metal on metal as workers unloaded equipment.
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We could hear the clankety noise of the metal gate swinging open in the wind.
Synonyms
4
7.5
Making many quick clicking sounds
2
5.9
A harsh, annoying ringing sound like metal objects hitting together
1
4.9
Making a hard, sharp sound like metal hitting metal
1
7.4
Making quick, sharp clicking sounds like old train wheels
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8.1
A thin, harsh ringing sound like metal hitting together
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4.5
Making a loud ringing sound like metal hitting metal
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3.5
A short repeated noise when small parts move, for example in old cars
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7.0
A continuous rattling sound that hard things make when they hit each other
1
8.9
Making a loud, ringing sound like metal hitting metal
Antonyms
How Noisy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Clankety comes from the sound word clank, which means 'a sharp metal noise', and the little part -ety that turns it into a describing word. So something clankety makes a series of loud metal clanks as it moves, which is why we call a noisy machine or bike 'clankety'.