clanky


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clank

 (klăngk)
n.
A metallic sound, sharp and hard but not resonant: the clank of chains.
intr.v. clanked, clank·ing, clanks
To make a sharp, hard, metallic sound.

[Probably imitative.]

clank′y adj.
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clanky

(ˈklæŋkɪ)
adj, clankier or clankiest
informal making clanking sounds
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