clank

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clank

/klænk/ UK
/klaŋk/ British, Northern England, Scotland
/klæːnk/ Australia
[klæːnk] ~ [klɛːnk] ~ [kleːnk] Australia
/klɛŋk/ New Zealand
/klæŋk/ US
/kleɪŋk/ US
/klæŋk/
[klɹæŋk]
/klæŋk/ Southern US
[klæŋk] ~ [klæə̯ŋk] ~ [klɛə̯ŋk] Southern US
/klæŋk/ Inland Northern American
[klɛə̯ŋk] Inland Northern American
/kleɪŋk/
[kleɪ̯ŋk] ~ [kleːŋk]
[kleɪŋk] ~ [klɛːŋk] ~ [klæŋk]

Rhymes with -æŋk

Where it comes from

Onomatopoeic.

noun clanks

A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.
derogatory, humorous Synonym of clanker (“a robot or artificial intelligence”). [NO] CLANKS ⇨
Similar: clanker

verb clanks · clanking · clanked

intransitive To make a clanking sound The chains clanked.
transitive To cause to sound with a clank. The prisoners clank their chains.

Translations

Every language

noun loud, hard metallic sound

Français	cliquetis
Русский	лязг ljazg, бряца́ние brjacánije

verb to make a clanking sound

日本語	ガチャガチャする gachagacha suru
Português	retinir
Français	cliqueter
Deutsch	klirren, kläppern
Русский	ля́згать ljázgatʹ, греме́ть gremétʹ, бряца́ть brjacátʹ, звя́кать zvjákatʹ
العربية	قَعْقَعَ qaʕqaʕa

verb to cause to sound with a clank

Deutsch	aneinanderschlagen

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@misc{clank_2026,
  title = {clank},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clank},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}