What does CLANKING mean?
Definitions for CLANKING
clank·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
clankingadjective
having a hard nonresonant metallic sound
"clanking chains"; "the clanking arms of the soldiers near him"
ChatGPT
clanking
Clanking is a loud, sharp, resonating sound, typically produced by metal when struck or knocked together. It is often associated with machinery or mechanical failure. It can also refer to the act of making such a sound.
Webster Dictionary
Clanking
of Clank
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of CLANKING in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of CLANKING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of CLANKING in a Sentence
Daily Mail reviewer Quentin Letts:
Figures in black balaclavas assist in the humiliation. With mistress-of-stunts Katie Mitchell directing, we have, from the start, ambient noise, honking klaxons, cage doors clanking, fizzing strip-lights -- no cliche is spared.
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