clank
/klæŋk/ verb C2- To make a clanking sound · The chains clanked.
- To cause to sound with a clank. · The prisoners clank their chains.
He/she/it clanks · Past clanked · Past participle clanked · -ing form clanking
Verb forms
- Base form
- clank
- He/she/it
- clanks
- Past
- clanked
- Past participle
- clanked
- -ing form
- clanking
From the library
At the same instant his ear caught a sort of indistinct sound on the stairs, followed by the measured tread of soldiery, with the clanking of swords and military accoutrements; then came a hum and buzz as of many voices, so as to deaden even the noisy mirth of the bridal party, among whom a vague feeling of curiosity and apprehension quelled every disposition to talk, and almost instantaneously the most deathlike stillness prevailed.
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