clank
/klæːnk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "[NO] CLANKS ⇨"
- "[S]he […] finds herself surrounded by three rather repulsive young males. Even in her fear, her curves are noteworthy. “What do you want?” she cries. “Are you a clank, baby?”"
- "Well, even on earth (depending on the continuity) he's been up against evil clones and/or tinkered clones of himself, or pseudo-Krypotonian constructs or clanks."
- "The chains clanked."
- "Slung from his shoulders clanks a two-handed sword, the pommel a huge star-ruby carven in the image of a heart, for the heart is his sign and symbol."
- "Far less straightforward was what happened at about 0130 on Friday June 2 1944, as a long goods train was chuffing and clanking its unhurried way across the darkened landscape towards Soham, from Ely."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /klæːnk/
- British English: /klænk/