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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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clank

Noun

The noise and defense rattle Boley into four sacks and his first interception as a Sun Devil.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Servants called flappers are required to shake rattles in their ears to keep them from falling or bumping into things.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of rattle

Verb

Twelve of the most powerful football owners, chairmen and CEOs clinked glasses and talked shop.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The event’s beer tent is large enough for 1,000 people, so grab your friends and plan to clink mugs with new ones, too.

— Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of clink

Noun

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
Construction vehicles beeped and chugged, and the intermittent buzz of saws mixed with the clang of heavy equipment.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of clang

Verb

Heck, our returning champion Carole wasn’t even in this episode other than clacking away on her keyboard.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
Once, when his unit came under heavy fire, a soldier running for cover caught a glimpse of Salinger hunched under a table, clacking away like a frenzied newsman on deadline.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of clack

Noun

More Tensions in Tigray have escalated for months with clashes and airstrikes.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026
After quarterback Camren Ketner was injured, Frithsmith switched positions late in the third quarter and helped Hart (4-1) take over as the league title favorite ahead of its clash with Valencia.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of clash

Verb

The big old house with its wide wooden floors, and the clattering sound that his hobnail boots made, didn’t daunt him.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
The only exception in those first two rounds of games was a penalty that Arsenal were denied in stoppage time during their 1-0 win at Villa, when Ian Maatsen clattered Bruno Guimaraes.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of clatter

Verb

There’s even a soundtrack of chirping birds and rushing water.

— Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026
Rutschman said some of his former Orioles teammates chirped at him throughout the game and gave him a hard time about getting around the ballpark as a visiting player.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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