clanky
/ˈklæŋki/
adjective
- Making a loud, sharp, metallic sound, like metal hitting metal.
- The clanky elevator groaned and shuddered as it went up.
- The old radiator was clanky and kept me awake all night.
- I don't like riding that clanky bicycle because it sounds like it's falling apart.
- Describing something that feels cheap, poorly made, or loose because of its metallic parts.
- The playground swing set was clanky and rusty, so the kids played elsewhere.
- The clanky toy robot broke after just a few days.
- He drove a clanky old truck that rattled on every bump.