clanking

verbnounattested in dialogue

A noise that clanks.

verb

1
Also a form of clankpresent participle and gerund of clank

noun

1
A noise that clanks.
My course happened to lead me to the river, and I saw a steamer lying there, and from the bustle on her decks and the clankings from her engine room, I concluded that she was making preparations for a start somewhere.
Smalling’s challenge was weak and, when Lucas buried his shot, the night air was filled with the clanking of thousands of red plastic seats being emptied.

Forms

plural: clankings

clang · A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal…clanging · A noise that clangs.clank · A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.

clanking · A noise that clanks.

clap · The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two…clapping · The action by which someone or something claps.Clara · A female given name from Latin.

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