"clanking" meaning in English

See clanking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: clankings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clanking (plural clankings)
  1. A noise that clanks.
    Sense id: en-clanking-en-noun-xUhPI60E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} clanking
  1. present participle and gerund of clank Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: clank
    Sense id: en-clanking-en-verb-J74Va3EH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45

Inflected forms

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