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Webster 1913 Edition

Clank

Clank

(klăṉk)
,
Noun.
[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.
But not in chains to pine,
His spirit withered with tyeur
clank
.
Byron.

Clank

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Clanked
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Clanking
.]
To cause to sound with a clank;
as, the prisoners
clank
their chains
.

Clank

,
Verb.
I.
To sound with a clank.

Webster 1828 Edition

Clank

CLANK

, n [See Clang.] The loud, shrill, sharp sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies.

CLANK

,
Verb.
T.
To make a sharp, shrill sound; to strike with a sharp sound; as, the prisoners clank their chains.

Definition 2024

clank

clank

English

Noun

clank ‎(plural clanks)

  1. A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.

Derived terms

Usage notes

  • Clank usually expresses a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink.

Translations

Verb

clank ‎(third-person singular simple present clanks, present participle clanking, simple past and past participle clanked)

  1. (intransitive) To make a clanking sound
    The chains clanked.
  2. (transitive) To cause to sound with a clank.
    The prisoners clank their chains.

Translations

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klæŋk/
  • (also) (US) IPA(key): /kleɪŋk/
  • Rhymes: -æŋk

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