clank
noun
a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other.
clanked
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past participleof clank.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof clank.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
clanknouna sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other.
Example Sentences
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“If they clanked, which a lot of them did.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The next day, Benge totally clanked it, and Davis totally nailed it — in the moment, not with some scripted phrase waiting in his pocket.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Mittelstadt’s goal, batted out of the air, clanked off the front of the mask of Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck, one of the league’s best goalies, off Jets defenseman Brenden Dillon and into the net.
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
He smiled as another shell clanked into the dumpster.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
They clanked along, uncomplaining, the sweat pouring down their faces, in single file behind the coastguard's horse.
From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye
