clanking

«clanking» in Mova's school dictionary: Making a loud metal sound, like swords or chains knocking… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb form (present participle of clank); adjective; noun (the clanking)

meaning for a pupil

Making a loud metal sound, like swords or chains knocking together: the clanking of armour. tree →

sense in the lessons

a sound in stories: heavy steps on stairs, or swords and horses heard close at hand

examples

• We heard the clanking of keys down the corridor. tree →
• A clanking pipe kept us awake. tree →
• He came up the steps, clanking all the way. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «clanking» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.