clanking
/klæŋkɪŋ/
verb
- To make a loud, sharp, metallic sound, like metal hitting metal.
- She clanked the heavy iron gate shut behind her.
- The pipes in the wall clanked whenever someone turned on the hot water.
- The old engine clanked and sputtered before finally starting.
- To move or cause something to move with a clanking sound.
- The knight clanked across the stone floor in his armor.
- The old bicycle clanked down the bumpy road.
- He clanked the heavy toolbox onto the workbench.
noun
- A loud, sharp, metallic sound, like metal hitting metal repeatedly.
- The clanking of chains could be heard from the old shipyard.
- The clanking of the radiator kept me awake all night.
- I woke up to the clanking of pots and pans in the kitchen.
Antonyms
adjective
- Making a loud, sharp, metallic sound.
- The clanking chains of the drawbridge signaled the castle was open.
- We heard a clanking noise coming from the basement.
- The clanking machinery in the factory was deafening.