clinkety-clank

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinkety-clank
Noun
  • Baby rattlesnakes don’t have rattles, and adult snakes’ rattles occasionally break off, according to the National Park Service.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2025
  • Trains going into and out of the city’s main station rattle past its rooftop playground and restaurant.
    Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • The water fountains are trickling; wind chimes tinkle and shimmer in the breeze, and the store’s seemingly endless lines of indoor and outdoor décor are available to celebrate each season and occasion.
    Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
  • Amid the tinkle of glassware and clang of cutlery, Saru Jayaraman, an L.A. attorney and president of One Fair Wage, a national coalition pushing to raise wages in the service sector, emphasized the urgency of addressing a steep increase in the cost of living.
    Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • There’s no rush here, just salty air, slow weekends, and the soft clink of champagne glasses at sunset.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
  • Particles and blur and the muffled clink and thump of the paddleboard.
    Leanne Shapton, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Know Your Meme points out the Jet2holidays jingle was used in November 2024, with a TikTok video of out-of-control camels in a desert.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • While Jet2 would like its customers to think of their advertisements as a sign that an awesome vacation to Malta is right around the corner, most people using the Jet2 advert jingle have gone for the exact opposite effect.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The final dish is finished with fresh herbs for brightness and more peppers for that unmistakable tang.
    Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
  • There’s a light tang in the sauce, great flavor in the cheese and a harmony among ingredients that shows real intention behind the food.
    Tristan Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Hollywood heavyweight directors Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard will face off in the Emmys ring, as the filmmakers were nominated in the same comedy acting category for their roles in Apple TV+'s The Studio.
    EW.com, EW.com, 15 July 2025
  • Princess Kate wore four rings on one finger during the outing.
    Stephanie Petit, People.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • In the face of this workaday jangle of strangeness and complexity, paranoia starts to seem like a perfectly rational response.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The key organizer mutes the noise of key jangles and can keep keys in a tidy stack in a user’s preferred order.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The Country Bear Musical Jamboree was retooled with more Southern twang in its playlist.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
  • On the follow-up to his 2024 albums, $10 Cowboy and Visions of Dallas, the Texas singer-songwriter brings back his charming vocal twang and bluesy guitar touch for a dozen songs about learning from life’s lessons and forging on when the odds are stacked against you.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Clinkety-clank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinkety-clank. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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