What does clanking mean?
Clanking means present participle and gerund of clank.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of clank.
My course happened to lead me to the river, and I saw a steamer lying there, and from the bustle on her decks and the clankings from her engine room, I concluded that she was making preparations for a start somewhere.
Smalling’s challenge was weak and, when Lucas buried his shot, the night air was filled with the clanking of thousands of red plastic seats being emptied.
Use clanking when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Clanking means present participle and gerund of clank.
Common synonyms include noisy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
My course happened to lead me to the river, and I saw a steamer lying there, and from the bustle on her decks and the clankings from her engine room, I concluded that she was making preparations for a start somewhere.
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