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Clanking Definition & Meaning

clanking
adjective
  1. having a hard nonresonant metallic sound; "clanking chains"; "the clanking arms of the soldiers near him"

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What does clanking mean?
having a hard nonresonant metallic sound; "clanking chains"; "the clanking arms of the soldiers near him"
What part of speech is clanking?
Clanking is an adjective.

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