n.
Pronunciation: ' kla ŋ k
Function: verb
Etymology: probably imitative
Date: 1656
intransitive verb
1 : to make a clank or series of clanks <the radiator hissed and clank ed >
2 : to go with or as if with a clank <tanks clank ing through the streets>
transitive verb : to cause to clank
– clank · ing · ly \ ' kla ŋ -ki ŋ -l ē \ adverb