clank
noun
[ klaŋk ]
• a loud, sharp sound or series of sounds, as made by pieces of metal being struck together.
• "the groan and clank of a winch"
Similar:
jangling,
clanging,
rattling,
clinking,
jingling,
clunking,
clattering,
clang,
jangle,
rattle,
clangour,
clink,
jingle,
clunk,
clatter,
clank
verb
• make or cause to make a clank.
• "I could hear the chain clanking"
Origin:
late Middle English (but rare before the mid 17th century): imitative.
