clank of
Frequency: 8.01.5 per million words
specifies the source of the clanking sound
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Examples (10)
- The rhythmic clank of machinery filled the industrial workshop.
- We heard the distant clank of the trams as they passed by.
- The prisoner was startled by the sudden clank of his own chains.
- The knight's approach was announced by the heavy clank of his metal armor.
- The only sound in the silent hallway was the clank of the janitor's keys.
- The loud clank of the prison gates closing echoed through the yard.
- From the kitchen, she could hear the familiar clank of pots and pans.
- He dropped his wrench, and the sharp clank of metal on concrete made everyone jump.
- The ship came to a halt with the final clank of the anchor chain.
- As he carried the crate, the gentle clank of glass bottles could be heard.