clanky
/ˈklæŋki/
clanky adjective: making a clanking metallic sound.
Adjective
clanky (comparative clankier, superlative clankiest)
- Making a clanking metallic sound.
- My father's first car was a clanky old Volkswagen Beetle.
- The English band Crass sounded like a bag of rocks: scrabbly drum rolls, clanky guitars, no bass end, the words a jabbery Cockney caterwaul through endless stanzas of common meter.2008 January 13, Ben Ratliff, “Easy Slogans, Twinkly Funk and One Busy String”, in New York Times
- Providing audible indication of imminent mechanical failure.
Forms of clanky
| comparative | clankier |
|---|---|
| superlative | clankiest |
Origin of clanky
From clank + -y.
Words formed from clanky
Words that rhyme with clanky
Questions about clanky
- What does clanky mean?
- Clanky means making a clanking metallic sound.
- What part of speech is clanky?
- Clanky is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce clanky?
- Clanky is pronounced /ˈklæŋki/.
Words near clanky in the dictionary
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