metallically
adverb
uk/məˈtæl.ɪ.kəl.i/us/məˈtæl.ɪ.kəl.i/in a way thatsoundsorlookslikemetal:
Anoldmenuboardswungmetallicallyoutsidetheshutteredrestaurant.
Thewaterseemedmetallicallymotionless, and theislandslookeddeserted.
- Herfootstepsresoundedmetallically in thesilence.
- Theautumnwindsset thetablesrattlingmetallically at one anotheracrosstheterrace.
- Outside, thebirdssangand thecicadasbuzzedmetallically.
- As theliftwent up and down, thebelltinkledmetallically.
Describing qualities of sound
- audibly
- chuff
- clomp
- consonance
- crackly
- easy on the eye/earidiom
- euphonious
- fullness
- mellifluous
- melodic
- plaintiveness
- plangent
- pure
- raucously
- raucousness
- rhythmic
- sizzling
- timbre
- tinny
- tuneless