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clank

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of clank

the loud sound made when metal strikes metal

  • the car is making a funny clank, and this can't be good
Synonyms of clank

clang, clangor, clash, whang
Words Related to clank

chime, ding-dong, knell, peal, ping, plink, ring, tintinnabulation

chink, clink, clinkety-clank, jangle, jingle, rattle, tang, tinkle, twang

clap, clip-clop, clop, crack, crash, crunch

clump, clunk, thump

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