clanked; clanking; clanks
Definition of clank
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : to make a clank or series of clanks the radiator hissed and clanked
2 : to go with or as if with a clank
tanks clanking through the streets
: to cause to clank
clank
nounDefinition of clank (Entry 2 of 2)
: a sharp brief metallic ringing sound
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The first known use of clank was in 1656
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