clanking

• Décrit un bruit métallique fort et sec, souvent répétitif, comme des chaînes ou des mécanismes qui s'entrechoquent.

Describes a loud, sharp, metallic sound, often repetitive, like chains or machinery hitting together.

1. B2formal

   Producing a sharp, loud, metallic sound, often repetitive.

   Cliquetant (bruit métallique)

   • The clanking chains echoed through the dungeon.
   • He heard the clanking sound of a heavy metal gate closing.
   • The old engine made a clanking noise as it started.

   Synonymesclanginggratingjanglingmetallicringing

• Verbe décrivant un bruit fort et sec, généralement produit par des objets métalliques qui se heurtent.

A verb used to describe a loud, sharp sound, typically made by metal objects striking each other.

1. Make a clanking soundB1formal

   To produce a loud, sharp, metallic sound, typically when metal objects strike each other.

   Cliqueter, faire un bruit métallique sec

   • The old chains clanked as the gate swung open.
   • The pipes clanked loudly when the heating came on.
   • He clanked the metal tools together while working.

   Synonymesbangclangclashclatterjanglerattle