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Clank (Wiktionary) Noun: A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal. Usage notes: Clank usually expresses a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink. Edited to add: And yet, this glass lid just made a "Clingggggg!" sound. In English, the word cling* isn't used for sounds. But German does; it has the verb "klingen" for the ringing of bells. *I was wrong.…
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