The meaning of Clanking

Clanking – definition

noun
Loud, sharp sounds, as of pieces of metal being struck together.
Usage examples:
The clanking of machinery never stopped

adjective
Making a loud, sharp sound or series of sounds.
Usage examples:
A clanking elevator

verb
Make or cause to make a clank.
Usage examples:
I could hear the chain clanking
Synonims:
Jangle Rattle Clink Clang Jingle Clunk Clatter

verb
Present participle of clank
Usage examples:
My bike chain was clanking in an alarming way as i pedalled along., whenever their team scored a go…

Clanking translation into English

Clanking: translate from English into Chinese

叮当作响

Clanking: translate from English into Dutch

Rinkelend

Clanking: translate from English into French

Cliquetis

Clanking: translate from English into German

Klirren, Geklirre

Clanking: translate from English into Hindi

ताली बजाना

Clanking: translate from English into Italian

Tintinnio

Clanking: translate from English into Korean

탁탁탁탁

Clanking: translate from English into Russian

Лязг

Clanking: translate from English into Spanish

Tintineo

Word origin

late Middle English (but rare before the mid 17th century): imitative.

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Clanking – similar words

clanked

verb
Make or cause to make a clank.
Usage examples:
I could hear the chain clanking

noun
A loud, sharp sound or series of sounds, as made by pieces of metal being struck together.
Usage examples:
The groan and clank of a winch

verb
Past simple and past participle of clank
Usage examples:
My bike chain was clanking in an alarming way as i pedalled along., whenever their team scored a go…

All meanings and translations of Clanked

clank

noun
A loud, sharp sound or series of sounds, as made by pieces of metal being struck together.
Usage examples:
The groan and clank of a winch

verb
Make or cause to make a clank.
Usage examples:
I could hear the chain clanking

verb
To make a short, loud sound like that of metal objects hitting each other, or to cause something to make such a sound
Usage examples:
[ i ] ray’s van clanked down the driveway., the clank of silverware on plates

All meanings and translations of Clank

Clanking synonims

clang

noun
A loud, resonant metallic sound or series of sounds.
Usage examples:
The steel door slammed shut with a clang

verb
Make or cause to make a clang.
Usage examples:
The bell of a fire engine clanged

All meanings and translations of Clang

clatter

noun
A continuous rattling sound as of hard objects falling or striking each other.
Usage examples:
The horse spun round with a clatter of hooves

verb
Make or cause to make a continuous rattling sound.
Usage examples:
Her coffee cup clattered in the saucer

verb
To make loud noises, or to hit hard objects against each other
Usage examples:
[ t ] don’t clatter the pots and pans – you’ll wake the baby up., she could hear the clatter of hor…

All meanings and translations of Clatter

clink

noun
A sharp ringing sound, such as that made by striking metal or glass.
Usage examples:
The clink of ice in tall glasses

verb
Make or cause to make a clink.
Usage examples:
His ring clinked against the crystal

noun
Prison.
Usage examples:
Some bloke he'd met in clink

All meanings and translations of Clink

clunk

noun
A dull sound such as that made by heavy metal objects striking together.
Usage examples:
There was a clunk as the receiver went down

verb
Move with or make a clunk.
Usage examples:
The machinery clunked into life

verb
To make the sound of heavy objects hitting together, or to cause this sound to be made
Usage examples:
She emptied the change out of her purse and clunked it into her piggy bank., we heard a loud clunk …

All meanings and translations of Clunk

jangle

verb
Make or cause to make a ringing metallic sound, typically a discordant one.
Usage examples:
A bell jangled loudly

noun
A ringing metallic sound.
Usage examples:
The shrill jangle of the door bell

verb
To make a noise like metal hitting metal
Usage examples:
[ i ] the phone jangled insistently.

All meanings and translations of Jangle

jingle

noun
A light ringing sound such as that made by metal objects being shaken together.
Usage examples:
The jingle of a bridle

verb
Make or cause to make a light metallic ringing sound.
Usage examples:
Her bracelets were jingling

verb
A metallic sound

All meanings and translations of Jingle

rattle

verb
Make or cause to make a rapid succession of short, sharp knocking sounds.
Usage examples:
The roof rattled with little gusts of wind

noun
A rapid succession of short, sharp, sounds.
Usage examples:
The rattle of teacups on the tray

verb
Make a series of short, loud sounds

All meanings and translations of Rattle

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