clanking

clank-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of *clank*: making a sharp, metallic sound.

  2. 2.

    Producing sharp metallic sounds.

Related words

See also: banging, clanging, clank, rattling

Etymology

From imitative origin clank, representing a sharp metallic sound. Distinct from clang in having a sharper, less resonant quality.