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# clank

verb (clanks, clanked, clanking); noun (clanks)

«clank» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To clank is to make a short, loud metal sound, like iron or glasses touching: the sword clanked against his leg. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clank/#m1)

### In the lessons

a sound word in stories: swords, armour, chains or glasses making a ringing noise

### Examples

- The chains clanked as the prisoner moved. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clank/#x1)
- We clanked our mugs together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clank/#x2)
- The old robot clanked across the floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clank/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «clank» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clank/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«clank» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/clank.html) on Mova free.