clank
noun
a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other.
was clanking
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past progressiveof clank.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Then I tried in vain to pin the thing down, and cut it, but it eluded me, and in my frustration I was clanking my knife on the plate.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
The ship's pump was clanking, a circumstance in no way alarming, because the huge schooners of the coal trade are racked and wrenched in rough water.
From Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 by Holman Day
One of the robots was clanking across the room.
From Astounding Stories, March, 1931 by Various
The pump was clanking hard, but he could hear the water wash about under the floorings, and the launch was very wet.
From Brandon of the Engineers by Harold Bindloss
A stableman was clanking about the yard, where some sheep were penned.
From Old Kensington by Miss Thackeray
