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Synonyms for clank

Most common

crash clang clangor US clink tinkle clanker

All synonyms

Noun

1. Clang

clang, clash, crash, clangor US, clangour UK

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.

Related words

Word family
clanker

Forms

Plural
clanks → clangs, clashes, crashes, clangors…

Example sentences

  • crash There was a chain-reaction crash during rush hour.
  • clang Antonio heard the clang of swords.
  • clink When the knees sway, it is the feet that clink.
  • tinkle Every now and then, the wind chimes tinkle a melody.
  • clanker I don't think Tom's real. I think he's a clanker.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
clankrising
crashrising
clangrising
clangorsteady
clinkrising
tinklerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
crash1, clash1, clang1, clink1
6 letters
tinkle2
7 letters
clangor, clanker
8 letters
clangour

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tinkle2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
cliquetis