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noun

Definition of clank

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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Noun

The clank sound off the front and back of the rim became the soundtrack to one of the most disappointing playoff losses in franchise history. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 May 2026 Under the car, there are a few clicks and clanks as a fresh battery is lifted into place and bolted securely to the vehicle. — John Ruwitch, NPR, 18 Apr. 2026

Verb

Usually a team of elegant offense, Michigan instead clanked 13 triples off the rim and relied on its inside defensive ferocity to win a game nearly as aesthetically unpleasing as UConn’s 53-41 win over Butler in 2011. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026 Messi’s free kick clanked off the crossbar and Suarez put in the rebound, but it was ruled offside. — Michelle Kaufman april 7, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clank

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Noun

His favorite technique was to take a fold-up chair in the woods, get in a blowdown, rattle antlers during the rut, and wait for a trophy buck to come along.

— Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Her first hit item was a baby rattle shaped like a chicken drumstick that was sold wrapped in cellophane, much like a meat-counter purchase.

— Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of rattle

Verb

Praise for Selldorf and her award-winning renovation was shown through clinking glasses, applause, and smiles around the room, as waiters in single file arrived with decadent dishes.

— Eliza Jordan, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Twelve of the most powerful football owners, chairmen and CEOs clinked glasses and talked shop.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of clink

Noun

When Ilia first meets Altman, there’s not even the faintest clang of an alarm bell.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
The Cage felt like a useful spot to work out any resentments lingering in your psyche, all the old grievances dissipating with the clang of aluminum on cowhide.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of clang

Noun

Ahead of Leo’s arrival in Argentina, the first by a pope in nearly 40 years, Milei’s officials had dismissed the prospect of a political clash.

— Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
That has to leave a bad taste in their mouth entering this week’s clash.

— Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of clash

Verb

Co-produced by John Congleton, the record swaps synth-pop for gutter-punk, with distorted guitars and clattering surf riffs as its weapons of choice.

— Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
The ballad finds Fontaines’ Grian Chatten and Rosalía trading lines over a moody acoustic strum that repeatedly swells with strings and clattering drums.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of clatter

Noun

Omar has represented the district — which encompasses Minneapolis and its inner-ring suburbs — since 2019.

— CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Later, as his family tunes in via radio, Cassius wallops Poland’s Zbigniew Pietrzykowski in the ring and wins gold for the United States.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of ring

Verb

An occasional bird would chirp in the distance, but the forest emanated an eerie stillness, said Young, a research ecologist at the University of California, Davis.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
With relatives of Julian Lewis chirping at coach Deion Sanders on social media, the Buffs are prepared to give quarterback Isaac Wilson his first start.

— Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of chirp

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