clank
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
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to make such a sound.
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to move with such sounds.
The old jalopy clanked up the hill.
verb (used with object)
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to cause to make a sharp sound, as metal in collision.
He clanked the shovel against the pail.
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to place, put, set, etc., with a clank.
to clank the cell door shut.
noun
verb
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to make or cause to make such a sound
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(intr) to move or operate making such a sound
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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has clankedperfect 3rd person singular
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have clankedperfect
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has been clankingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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clankssingular 3rd person
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is clankingprogressive 3rd person singular
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am clankingprogressive 1st person singular
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clankingparticiple
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have been clankingperfect progressive
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are clankingprogressive
Past
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had clankedperfect
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was clankingprogressive singular
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clankedparticiple
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had been clankingperfect progressive
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were clankingprogressive plural
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clankedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of clank
First recorded in 1605–15, clank is from the Dutch word klank sound
Example Sentences
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THUNK, CLANK, THUNK! all the glorious 14 floors down.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2016
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