Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clanking
Verb
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Where to Eat Linger for hours on the patio at Lakeside Chophouse, clinking glasses of Vinho Verde and watching deer saunter by.—
Shilo Urban,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026 -
The hushed buzz of clinking Champagne glasses or afternoon tea pots pouring steaming cups comes from the adjacent lobby lounge.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Below them, clattering on a dozen parallel tracks, the trains were coming and going, arriving and departing, thundering underground.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Skeletor is all pixels with a clattering jaw perfect for chewing the scenery.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Listen to the full conversation by clicking the play button in the blue box above, and read highlights from the conversation below.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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The public can comment on the EPA's plan until Friday, June, 5 by clicking here.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Often mixed in to the beat are noisemakers like matracas – wooden objects in the shape of flags that produce a loud clacking sound when spun – and plastic horns called cornetas, which fans use to keep the matches animated from start to finish.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Fans were clacking and music was bumping as floats, cars and dancers filled Broadway Boulevard.—
Sophia Buonpane,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2026
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And yet the Broncos followed an AFC Championship Game loss with an offseason of crickets chirping.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
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One day at practice, some of the defensive players were chirping at the towering lineman.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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The uncertainty is not only rattling European allies worried about the message being sent to Russia, but also risks hurting morale among American troops -- some of whom had their rotations canceled shortly before departure -- and comes as the Army budget is already strained.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2026
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Tthere’s fiddle and harmonica in the mix and the percussion covers everything from a rattling train car sound to a rampaging elephant.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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“Clanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clanking. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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