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Added 2 October 2026

clank

/klænk/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about clank at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.
Synonym of clanker (“a robot or artificial intelligence”).

verb

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

Origin

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

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