A sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink.
source: Webster 1913
verb
make a clank
The train clanked through the village.
source: WordNet 3.0
To cause to sound with a clank; as, the prisoners clank their chains.
