clankverb [ I or T ]
uk/klæŋk/us/klæŋk/to make a short loud sound like that of metal objects hitting each other, or to cause something to make this sound:
My bike chain was clanking in an alarming way as I pedalled along.
Whenever their team scored a goal, they clanked their beer cans together.
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- thud
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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clank
noun [ C usually singular ] ukus
I heard the clank of buckets as they went to milk the cows.