clanking
Chains making noise
Clanking describes the sharp, metallic sound of hard objects striking each other repeatedly: the clanking of chains, clanking machinery.
It suggests a rhythmic or persistent noise rather than a single clang.
Things that clank as they move are clanking: a clanking radiator, the knight's clanking armor.
Shaking sound maker
- clatterLoud rattling noise
- jangleDiscordant metallic ringing
- clinkSharp metallic ring
- bangSudden loud noise
clangor · din · noise · echo · reverberation · clash · collision · thud
Linked metal restraints
- shacklesMetal bonds for prisoners
- armorProtective combat covering
- keysLock-operating instruments
- pipesCylindrical fluid carriers
iron · steel · anvil · forge · blacksmith · foundry · smelting · metalwork
Toothed rotating machine parts
- pistonsForce-transferring engine cylinders
- engineMachine producing motion
- cogsProjections on a wheel
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
locomotive · crankshaft · transmission · bearings · turbine · motor · mechanism · sprocket
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- pulseArterial blood throb
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
drumming · percussion · repetitive · steady · syncopated · marching · stomping · processional
rattle
Shaking sound maker
bang · clangor · din · noise · echo · reverberation · clash · collision · thud · knock
chains
Linked metal restraints
pipes · iron · steel · anvil · forge · blacksmith · foundry · smelting · metalwork · tongs
gears
Toothed rotating machine parts
machinery · locomotive · crankshaft · transmission · bearings · turbine · motor · mechanism · sprocket · camshaft
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
pattern · drumming · percussion · repetitive · steady · syncopated · marching · stomping · processional · metronomic
clankinghumming
Continuous low-pitched sound
purring · whispering · murmuring · swishing · rustling
clankinggliding
Engineless aerial movement
whirring · purring · well-oiled · frictionless · seamless