clanking
present participle ofclank
clank
verb[IorT]
uk/klæŋk/us/klæŋk/to make ashortloudsoundlike that ofmetalobjectshittingeach other, or tocausesomething to make thissound:
Mybikechainwas clanking in analarmingway as Ipedalledalong.
Whenevertheirteamscoredagoal, they clankedtheirbeercanstogether.
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
clank
noun[Cusually singular]ukus
Iheardthe clank ofbucketsas they went tomilkthecows.
Examplesofclanking
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
We cannot wait for theclankingprocesses of international justice to start to grind—perhaps next year or the year after.
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There would be lots of whirring andclanking.
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Trams had their guaranteed road space, and no one got in the way of one of those greatclankingvehicles.
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When theclankingwent away the body was raised and the dissection continued.
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It changes the whole attitude of the legislature from the horrible word "detention," associated as it is with all the stigma of lunacy and theclankingof chains.
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Theseclankingghosts being hoisted about the stage became objects of ridicule as they became clichd stage elements.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The hour is tolled by the sound of a chainclankinginto a small wooden coffin hidden in the back of the clock.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The building was weatherstripped during the 1950s as part of renovations, but roof leaks,clankingradiators, faulty plumbing, and sagging floors persisted.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Friday afternoon, we heard the metal tracks of a tankclankingon the pavement.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Before stepping through the big gate, one can hear theclankingof the coppersmiths hammers in the distance.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Aclankingreplicator can be considered to be a form of artificial life.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The presence of the draisine is registered only through theclankingsound of the wheels on the tracks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Somebody cries in laughter, a whistle, the station bell, theclankinglocomotive... whispers, shouts, farewells.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This results in aclanking, less crisp sound, but at the same time results in a bell that is lighter and thus easier to carry.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Certain kinds of bubens are equipped withclankingmetal rings, plates, cymbals, or little bells.
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- insure against something
- insure against sth
- insure-against-sth
- insured
- insured loss
- insured person
- insurer
- insurgency
- insurgent
- insurgent attack
- insuring
- insurmountable
- insurmountable barrier
- insurmountable obstacle
- insurrection
- intact
- intaglio printing
- intaglio-printing
- intake
- intake interview
- intake interview
- intake manifold
- intake pipe
- intake pipe
- intake port