clanked

verb

past tense of clank
as in clinked

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  1. clinked
  2. clattered
  3. clacked
  4. clicked
  5. chirped
  6. rattled
Verb
  • Twelve of the most powerful football owners, chairmen and CEOs clinked glasses and talked shop.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Sep. 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 clinked
Verb
  • 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
  • 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 clattered
Verb
  • Sticks clacked in quick succession as passes moved up the ice.
    — Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • On the other side of a chain link fence, a women’s pickleball foursome click-clacked through a couple of sets, seemingly clueless about the identity of the two young men readying themselves for the start of the 2026 season.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Definition of clacked
Verb
  • Why quarterback Justin Herbert and offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel haven’t clicked is one of the league’s biggest mysteries, too.
    — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Everything clicked around the seventh grade as Harding’s body developed.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of clicked
Verb
  • 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
  • Social media has chirped with photos and comments from birders, some of whom see this as a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
    — Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of chirped
Verb
  • The spending spree rattled Democrats in Georgia and Washington.
    — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Earnings reports like these have rattled investors in recent months because of the hundreds of billions of dollars that are being poured into the AI sector.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of rattled
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