clanking
noun
[ ˈklaŋkɪŋ ]
• loud, sharp sounds, as of pieces of metal being struck together.
• "the clanking of machinery never stopped"
clanking
adjective
• making a loud, sharp sound or series of sounds.
• "a clanking elevator"
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.
