clank
noun
a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other.
is clanking
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present progressiveof clank (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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There, do you hear how the hook is clanking?
From Crime and Punishment by Constance Garnett
A cable is clanking slowly, and sailors run and shout in great excitement, doing things I can see no reason for, because it is as dark and stormy as the forty days.
From Old Junk by S. K. (Samuel Kerkham) Ratcliffe
Hark! something is clanking the chain on the door.
From American Indian stories by Zitkala-Sa
