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clank definition

clank (klaŋk)

noun

a sharp, metallic sound, not so resonant as a clang and shorter in duration

Etymology: like Du klank, MHG klanc, of echoic orig.

intransitive verb

  1. to make a clank
  2. to move with a clank

transitive verb

to cause to clank

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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