Chime and Clank

Chime

Chime verb - To make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates.
Usage example: the doorbell chimed just as we were sitting down to eat

Clank and chime are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Clank" instead the word "Chime" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: chimed, chiming

Clank

Clank noun - The loud sound made when metal strikes metal.
Usage example: the car is making a funny clank, and this can't be good
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Synonyms for Clank

Chime and clank are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chime" instead the word "Clank" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: clang, clanked, clanking

How words are described

familiar familiar chime familiar clank
distinctive distinctive chime distinctive clank
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