as in rattle
the loud sound made when metal strikes metal
the car is making a funny clank, and this can't be good
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Recent Examples of clank
Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Karl-Anthony Towns is leaning into a side-step two off the side of the backboard, and Cameron Payne’s buzzer-beating heave clanks off the shot clock.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 5 Oct. 2025
One photo showed a group shot of the rapper and his friends clanking beer glasses.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The clank of armor, the murmurs of courtiers, and the soft glow of candlelight transform the castle into a truly immersive time capsule.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Karl-Anthony Towns is leaning into a side-step two off the side of the backboard, and Cameron Payne’s buzzer-beating heave clanks off the shot clock.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
Verb
In November my radiators clanked along, blasting my 100-plus-year-old Brooklyn apartment with heat.
—Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 5 Oct. 2025
One photo showed a group shot of the rapper and his friends clanking beer glasses.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clank
Noun
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Cutlery, rattles and cups are among the most popular choices as keepsake gifts for newborns.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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This siren’s song arises from the murmur of doves on an Arizona stock tank and the rattle of Indiana cornstalks.—
Jim Moore,
Outdoor Life,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Each robot, remotely operated, clinks glasses and gestures in unison, embodying the camaraderie and hope of the musical’s revolutionaries.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Their table was conspicuously positioned near the restaurant’s front windows, offering onlookers a clear view of the three billionaires clinking glasses and linking arms for a toast.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The clang of a political gong is deafening.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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Like the clang of bells, the sound bypassed my ears and punched the air from my lungs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Regardless, this detour into a genre not previously associated with clacking mandibles and righteous kills suggests the brand’s braintrust wants to diversify its portfolio a bit.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 Nov. 2025
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My jaw stopped clacking and my body stopped vibrating.—
Bill Shaber,
Outdoor Life,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Much of this strife, including throughout the 1967-1970 civil war and subsequent clashes over the decades, has also been closely tied to feuds across ethnic and territorial lines.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Pfizer and Novo Nordisk are in a takeover clash over the obesity biotech Metsera, with both pharmaceutical giants raising their bids for the startup as of Monday.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Bertha Coombs,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Worthy dumped a big bag of Skittles into the bowl, eagerly watching the colorful candies clatter into the bowl.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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Deacon clatters off in his truck, leaving me to contemplate my new home.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bells ring, campuses crowd and intramural pamphlets pile up.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Choose from traditional Thanksgiving entrees such as roast turkey ($29) with giblet dressing, broiled ham steak ($29) with pineapple ring, half Muscovy duckling ($31) with applesauce, or broasted chicken ($29) with cranberry sauce.—
Elaine Rewolinski,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Her Cornish Rex cat, Rabbit, is sprawled out on the floor, unconcerned by the two birds (Chicken and Charlie) chirping from an adjacent office or a colleague’s gray-haired cat next door, who seems to be causing a stir.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Before the Buccaneers ran out of the tunnel at Lumen Field, Mayfield and his teammates were chirped by some Seattle fans.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Clank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clank. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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