clank

About 0.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.
2. noun Synonym of clanker (“a robot or artificial intelligence”).
3. verb To make a clanking sound

   The chains clanked.

4. verb To cause to sound with a clank.

   The prisoners clank their chains.

Similar words

clangour clang clangor clash jangle crash clangoring clink clark clarke

Often followed by

of and as on in against the clank their

Word family

clanked clanking clankingly clanks