Verb The radiator hissed and clanked. The empty can clanked along the sidewalk. a ghost clanking its chains Noun the car is making a funny clank, and this can't be good
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Verbeek also commissioned a group of Dutch techno artists to create a new piece based on Mondrian’s ideas about music, a constellation of abstract sounds that clank and grind like the cacophony of industrial machinery.New York Times, 14 June 2022 Ha-Seong Kim lined a shot into left-center, and Luplow ranged toward the warning track but had the ball clank off his outstretched glove. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2022 The rest of the crew can clank blades and slam battle-axes with their singular opponents on decks all around the ship, but the captains ultimately must face off and take control, one or the other, to conquer it. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Mar. 2022 Portland continued to clank shots (10 of 26) while the Hornets went 12 of 20 and made 5 of 10 threes.oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2021 If other shots clank like cowbells, though, the flash lacks the type of substance that fuels late-season runs.San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2021 First came an error by Walker, who had a ground ball clank off his glove. Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2021 In addition to missing a 31-yard field-goal attempt, Zuerlein had an extra point clank off the left upright in the second quarter. Fred Goodall, chicagotribune.com, 10 Sep. 2021 In addition to missing a 31-yard field-goal try, Zuerlein had an extra-point attempt clank off the left upright in the second quarter. Fred Goodall, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Sep. 2021
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Beating drums, berserkers roaring, the howling of wolves, the deep guttural thrum of chanting voices and the clank of steel. Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 With a clank of a switch, Gary Grossman, the artistic director of the Skylight Theater Company in Los Angeles, turned up the lights over the 99 seats of his shoe box of a theater in Los Feliz the other morning. Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 12 July 2021 The same shots that went down in their good times were going clank, clunk, chunk now. Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 27 May 2021 The Trojans’ inside-out approach was turned upside-down when their outside shots led to one clank after another. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2021 Although the clank and whir of the underground cable could be heard Saturday morning, Cable Car 26 made its way to Powell Street pulled by a tow truck. Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 26 Sep. 2020 Adding insult to injury were George and Beverley, who among other Clippers on the bench, could be seen laughing and jeering Lillard with every clank his shots took off the rim in the final minutes.oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2020 At this instant, the door to the Freuds’ building clanks and the slender, dark-haired girl steps out, stops dead, and stares at Günter. Stephen O’connor, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020 At this instant, the door to the Freuds’ building clanks and the slender, dark-haired girl steps out, stops dead, and stares at Günter. Stephen O’connor, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020 See More