clank /klæŋk/
verb [intransitive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: Probably from the sound]
if a metal object clanks, it makes a loud heavy sound:
A tram clanked past.—clank noun [countable]—clanking noun [uncountable]:
the clanking of machinery [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲