was clanking
- past progressive of clank.
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
Already the steam capstan was clanking dolorously as fathom after fathom of chain crept with seeming reluctance through the hawse-pipe.
From The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War by Hodgson, Edward S.
There was clanking of chains and howling, and il diavolo scatenato all night long ere it was done.
From Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series by Leland, Charles Godfrey
The carriage appeared to be moving slowly between tall rows of poplars and telegraph-poles; a battery of artillery was clanking along just ahead.
From The Maids of Paradise by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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 Bindloss, Harold
