clank
klæŋk-
(v)
clank
make a clank "the train clanked through the village" -
(n)
clank
a loud resonant repeating noise "he could hear the clang of distant bells"
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Clank
To cause to sound with a clank; as, the prisoners clank their chains. -
Clank
To sound with a clank.
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(n)
clank
A sharp, hard, metallic sound: as, the clank of chains or fetters. -
clank
To cause to sound with a clank: as, to clank chains. See the noun. -
clank
To give a ringing blow to. -
clank
To sound with or give out a clank. -
clank
To deposit, put, place, or set down with a clanking sound. -
clank
To move with a clanking sound.
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(n)
Clank
klangk a sharp sound, less prolonged than a clang, such as is made by a chain -
(v.t., v.i)
Clank
to make or cause a clank -
(v.t)
Clank
or v.i. to make or cause a clank
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Akin to clink, and of imitative origin; cf. G. klang, sound, D. klank,. Cf. Clang
Lots of them, clanking against each other, as the dancers holding them ran in circles. sfbg.com
Four or five bites into our dinner at the Chinese Cafe, the pace accelerated exponentially: chopsticks flew, serving spoons clanked furiously, the tabletop lazy Susan spun and spun and spun. houstonpress.com
Ruffin 's job is not constrained to the crowded, clanking and at times extremely hot booth, but he must also work the ticket counter during films. columbiamissourian.com
The big shot at the head of the room clanks his Perrier-filled crystal glass and asks the group: "Where should we open our sixth Dos Caminos location, ladies and gentlemen". browardpalmbeach.com
SOUTH POINT --A series of mechanical clanking noises echoed down the shoreline of the Ohio River. dailyindependent.com
Those clanking, sputtering and grinding sounds you hear are coming from the Clinton political machine. ashingtonpost.com
I have seen the future and it clanks. ashingtonpost.com
Yet there Hickson was again in the first quarter on Saturday clanking jumpers from the wings. ohio.com
Associated Press Carlton Fisk waves and hollers at a home run in the 12th inning that clanked off the left-field foul pole and won Game 6 of the 1975 World Series for the Red Sox. nj.com
If there's one moment in "A Christmas Carol" when Karl Krause wishes he wasn't in Ebenezer Scrooge's shoes, it's when the ghost of Jacob Marley comes clanking into the theater. tulsaworld.com
'STOMP' makes a clanking, joyful noise at Heinz Hall. post-gazette.com
Trent Reznor's dark symphonies of clank succeed when their bleakness is broken by moments of humanity or hilarity, both of which come from the Nine Inch Nails mastermind's serrated scream. spin.com
The clanking of stray shots isn't quite at freak-out level for coach George Karl and his misfiring Nuggets, but it's creeping toward the red. fortmorgantimes.com
A group of suburban kids test the tractor beam from Ratchet & Clank's Going Commando game by throwing a tin can that ricochets back to the magnet on the beam. adweek.com
The " Ratchet & Clank" video game franchise has sold 16 million copies. edition.cnn.com
The cause of a nondeterminism in (3.10) is our incomplete knowledge about the simulated system: because we do not have a precise knowledge about a duration of actions clank ! and hurrah !, then the model of the system should allow any order of execution of these actions.
Theory of processes
Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! "American Eloquence, Volume I. (of 4) Studies In American Political History (1896)" by
At the clank of spur-chain and rowel Struve came hastily into the hallway from his office. "The Bells of San Juan" by
As he sprang up the broad staircase, the sheath of his sword and the spurs at his heels clanked harshly on the stone steps. "Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12)" by
In doing so, the clank of his chains echoed harshly through the cell. "Gascoyne, The Sandal Wood Trader" by
He could not liken it to anything in particular, but it sounded familiar, a kind of clanking, metallic sound. "Pee-wee Harris on the Trail" by
It was the dull clank of bronze against bronze. "The Texan Scouts" by
Closing their weary eyes, they slept until the clanking of chains awakened them. "Memories" by
Kate Clank, your mother, is before you! "Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two" by
It's a link in a chain that clanks. "Kenny" by
The Captain placed one near her and seated himself, with a clank of his dangling scabbard. "The Palace of Darkened Windows" by
Burnt no more in souls or veins--
Godlike hosts of high desires
Died to clank of Spartan chains.
Ride from thy gates no more,—
Lords of the Skerries' cruel rocks,
Masters of sea and shore.
As a-horse we sternly clank,
While beside the guns our men drop,
Slyly shot from either flank.
When the tankard gave a hum
And a clank. "The devil!" said he,
"Well,my friend, why have you come?"
Above the nation's council-hall,
I heard beneath its marble wall
The clanking fetters of the slave!
Fettered by the clanking chain,
Where the maniac's piercing yell
Thrilled the heart with dread and pain;--