verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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In the harbor, the boats' rigging clanked noisily in the high wind.
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The train's carriages clanked and rattled as it crept into the station.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A lay brother came by, keys clanking.
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He drove it all day long, falling in love with every cough, clank , and knock of the engine.
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Marcus could hear some shouting far away and close boots clanking on the metal walkway.
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None the less, the ponderous inspection machinery clanked into action.
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The ball clanked off the rim and toward the left corner.
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The ball clanks off the rim like a cinder block; an ugly afterthought of a shot attempt.
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There were clanking noises coming from further within.
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Weights for barbells clanked in the backseat.