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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

As the sun sank, neighbors began banging spoons on metal pots from inside their homes, the subtle but unmistakable clank of government protests. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026 To this day, the men clank swords, leap over one another, run on the tips of their soft boots, and turn on their knees. — Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 9 Jan. 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

Owner complaints around the current-generation Tundra have included interior rattles and occasional trim or electronic issues.

— Josh Max, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Stuttering lines, on the left, jerking up and down, denote the rattle of guns; on the right, the lines are all but flat, as silence descends.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of rattle

Verb

Just the sight of the glasses, dewy with condensation on the outside and filled to the rim with clinking ice, nearly chilled my body.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Miriam pulled one tooth, then another from her mouth, and clinked them into a porcelain dish on her nightstand.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of clink

Noun

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
The soundtrack—by the frequent Hans Zimmer collaborator David Fleming—is a delight, a polyphonic mood board of ghost-clangs, spooky bassoons, lyrical electro-motifs, and sighing sea themes.

— James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of clang

Verb

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
Automobile horns echoed here and there in the distance, and as the government railway train departed the station under the bridge, a string of small lights heralded the far-off clacking of its wheels.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of clack

Noun

The case highlights the clash between the public’s expectation of privacy and the government’s contention that warrantless searches of phones and other electronics help keep Americans safe.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Regular clashes in race dates between the two series have been a problem for drivers hoping to pair their racing programs.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of clash

Verb

Added to the mix were pottery workshops and artisan weavers, the traditional hand looms clattering away.

— Lucy Gillmore, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026
But the moment that may have sealed Argentina’s fate came in the final minutes of second-half stoppage time when Enzo Fernández clattered into Spanish center back Pau Cubarsí at midfield, flipping him head over heels.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of clatter

Noun

Yes, he’s accompanied by a partner and, yes, there’s a bulky ring that can be used to manifest an assortment of wondrous and less-than-wondrous things.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
In response to a cryptic message, Hal rockets to Rushville—literally, because his ring gives him the power of flight—arriving to a murder scene and leaving a confused John to follow by plane.

— Judy Berman, Time, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ring

Verb

Palm trees abound; a perpetual breeze and a soundtrack of chirping birds complement the luscious grounds.

— Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Even though the first game sold out on a rainy night, on the second night, a clear summer evening with cicadas chirping beneath a starry sky, the stadium was only two-thirds full.

— Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026

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