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
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 Charles Godfrey Leland
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
Her windlass was clanking as she shortened her cable and he supposed she was the Spanish boat the mate had spoken of, but he followed his companion and listened to what he had to say.
From Brandon of the Engineers by Harold Bindloss
A stableman came on the run to take the mare, and Forrest, scarce pausing for a word about a horse by the name of Duddy, was clanking his spurs into the Big House.
From The Little Lady of the Big House by Jack London
