Ting vs Clank - What's the difference?
ting | clank |
ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid.
The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept.
(Webster 1913)
English onomatopoeias
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To make a clanking sound
To cause to sound with a clank.
As a noun clank is
a loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.As a verb clank is
to make a clanking sound.ting
English
Etymology 1
onomatopoeiaSee also
* ding * ding dong * tintinnabulationEtymology 2
Chinese: ?, pinyin: d?ng. (en)Alternative forms
* dingNoun
(en noun)clank
English
Derived terms
* clankless * clankyUsage notes
* Clank'' usually expresses a duller or less resounding sound than ''clang'', and a deeper and stronger sound than ''clink .Verb
(en verb)- The chains clanked .
- The prisoners clank their chains.