'Clank' definitions:

Definition of 'clank'

From: WordNet
noun
A loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells" [syn: clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash, crash]
verb
Make a clank; "the train clanked through the village"

Definition of 'Clank'

From: GCIDE
  • Clank \Clank\ (kl[a^][ng]k), n. [Akin to clink, and of imitative origin; cf. G. klang sound, D. klank. Cf. Clang.] A sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink. [1913 Webster]
  • But not in chains to pine, His spirit withered with tyeur clank. --Byron. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Clank'

From: GCIDE
  • Clank \Clank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clanked; p. pr. & vb. n. Clanking.] To cause to sound with a clank; as, the prisoners clank their chains. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Clank'

From: GCIDE
  • Clank \Clank\, v. i. To sound with a clank. [1913 Webster]

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