clank

clank is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink.
2. transitive verb. To cause to sound with a clank; as, the prisoners clank their chains.
3. intransitive verb. To sound with a clank.
4. noun. a loud resonant repeating noise

   "he could hear the clang of distant bells"

   Synonyms: clang, clangor, clangoring, clangour, clash, crash

5. verb. make a clank

   "the train clanked through the village"

Synonyms

clang, clangor, clangoring, clangour, clash, crash

Common word forms

clanks, clanked, clanking, clankless

Words from these letters

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