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noun

Definition of clank

as in rattle

the loud sound made when metal strikes metal the car is making a funny clank, and this can't be good

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Noun

The clank sound off the front and back of the rim became the soundtrack to one of the most disappointing playoff losses in franchise history. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 May 2026 Under the car, there are a few clicks and clanks as a fresh battery is lifted into place and bolted securely to the vehicle. — John Ruwitch, NPR, 18 Apr. 2026

Verb

Usually a team of elegant offense, Michigan instead clanked 13 triples off the rim and relied on its inside defensive ferocity to win a game nearly as aesthetically unpleasing as UConn’s 53-41 win over Butler in 2011. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026 Messi’s free kick clanked off the crossbar and Suarez put in the rebound, but it was ruled offside. — Michelle Kaufman april 7, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clank

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Noun

It’s easily activated by touching the colored sections or spinning the rattle drum and features three modes, including animals, colors and xylophone.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
As for the Speed, the museum returned three ceremonial objects (a rattle, a beaded pipe bag, and a beaded turtle amulet) and 21 other items, among them beaded pouches and bags, moccasins, a coup stick, a cradleboard, and a lance.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of rattle

Verb

Just the sight of the glasses, dewy with condensation on the outside and filled to the rim with clinking ice, nearly chilled my body.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Miriam pulled one tooth, then another from her mouth, and clinked them into a porcelain dish on her nightstand.

— Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of clink

Noun

Construction vehicles beeped and chugged, and the intermittent buzz of saws mixed with the clang of heavy equipment.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026
The soundtrack—by the frequent Hans Zimmer collaborator David Fleming—is a delight, a polyphonic mood board of ghost-clangs, spooky bassoons, lyrical electro-motifs, and sighing sea themes.

— James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of clang

Verb

Once, when his unit came under heavy fire, a soldier running for cover caught a glimpse of Salinger hunched under a table, clacking away like a frenzied newsman on deadline.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Automobile horns echoed here and there in the distance, and as the government railway train departed the station under the bridge, a string of small lights heralded the far-off clacking of its wheels.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of clack

Noun

Assertive Mars clashes with your ruler Saturn, highlighting tension around your home, family, or the amount of emotional labor each person carries.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 1 Sep. 2026
The clash between Ossoff and Piker comes as members of the Jewish community in Atlanta have criticized the Jewish Democrat, largely over his votes to block certain arms sales to Israel.

— Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of clash

Verb

Those memories of Keegan chasing, Keegan scoring, Keegan leading 1970s Liverpool across England and Europe to trophy upon trophy were clattered by 2026 reports of his illness and death.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Added to the mix were pottery workshops and artisan weavers, the traditional hand looms clattering away.

— Lucy Gillmore, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026

Definition of clatter

Noun

The singer, born Austin Post, had a plan in motion to design the perfect ring for the bride-to-be.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
Heavy lifting for energy The ring crane will mainly support nuclear construction, where increasingly larger components demand more lifting power.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of ring

Verb

According to several people seated near Kanter Freedom, Alter said the former NBA player began chirping at Cloud throughout the quarter.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Palm trees abound; a perpetual breeze and a soundtrack of chirping birds complement the luscious grounds.

— Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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