clanks

Harsh metallic sounds

Clanks is the plural of clank—sharp, metallic sounds like metal striking metal: the clanks of chains, the clanks and hisses of the old radiator.

As a verb form, clanks describes what produces such sounds: The gate clanks shut behind him.

mechanical

gears

Toothed rotating machine parts

  • chainsLinked metal restraints
  • machineryCollective mechanical equipment
  • pipesCylindrical fluid carriers

radiator · engine · locomotive · tank · robot · armor · shackles · handcuffs · keys · coins

sound

clatter

Loud rattling noise

  • clangLoud metallic sound
  • rattleShaking sound maker
  • clashViolent disagreement or collision

bang · crash · jangle · clunk · thud · clink · din · racket · noise · reverberation

action

banging

Striking with force

colliding · rattling · shaking · swinging · dragging · throwing · tossing · knocking · bumping · crashing

Opposites
sound quality

clankswhispers

Speaks very quietly

thuds · thumps · rustles · swishes · murmurs

volume/presence

clankssilence

Total lack of sound

quiet · stillness · hush · whispers · murmurs

volume/intensity

clankssilence

Total lack of sound

hushes · quiets · stillness · mutes · fades

Phrases
Family

clank, clanking, clanked

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G