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clanked

clank
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [klangk]
    • /klæŋk/
    • /klæŋk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klangk]
    • /klæŋk/

Definitions of clanked word

  • noun clanked a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other: the clank of chains; the clank of an iron gate slamming shut. 1
  • verb without object clanked to make such a sound. 1
  • verb without object clanked to move with such sounds: The old jalopy clanked up the hill. 1
  • verb with object clanked to cause to make a sharp sound, as metal in collision: He clanked the shovel against the pail. 1
  • verb with object clanked to place, put, set, etc., with a clank: to clank the cell door shut. 1
  • noun clanked Simple past tense and past participle of clank. 1

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Origin of clanked

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15, clank is from the Dutch word klank sound

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Clanked

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

clanked popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

clanked usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for clanked

noun clanked

  • clanged — Simple past tense and past participle of clang.
  • clattered — to make a loud, rattling sound, as that produced by hard objects striking rapidly one against the other: The shutters clattered in the wind.
  • crashed — to make a loud, clattering noise, as of something dashed to pieces.
  • rang — simple past tense of ring2 .

verb clanked

  • sounded — Surgery. a long, slender instrument for sounding or exploring body cavities or canals.
  • tolled — the act of tolling a bell.
  • resounded — to echo or ring with sound, as a place.
  • chimed — an apparatus for striking a bell so as to produce a musical sound, as one at the front door of a house by which visitors announce their presence.
  • chinked — a chinking sound: the chink of ice in a glass.

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