"clanky" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈklæŋki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-clanky.wav [Southern-England] Forms: clankier [comparative], clankiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æŋki Etymology: clank + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clank|y}} clank + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} clanky (comparative clankier, superlative clankiest)
  1. Making a clanking metallic sound.
    Sense id: en-clanky-en-adj-QpnrJ2EU
  2. Providing audible indication of imminent mechanical failure.
    Sense id: en-clanky-en-adj-aayoUjnh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 19 81

Inflected forms

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