clanking
- present participle of clank.
Example Sentences
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We watched him operate a vintage letterpress, the mechanisms whirring and clanking like a steam engine.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
The clanking of glass bottles can be heard in the security footage.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2025
"So that means we're going to see lights and hear lorries and cars and clanking about," says Jenny Upson, 74, a Felixstowe Road resident for 17 years.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025
His first free throw went long, clanking off the back iron.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025
“Phineas Nigellus,” Hermione explained as she threw the bag onto the kitchen table with the usual sonorous, clanking crash.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
