clank 
/ˈklæŋk/ verb
clanks; clanked; clank·ing /ˈklæŋk/ verb : to make or cause (something) to make the loud, sharp sound of metal hitting against something solid [no obj] ▪ The radiator hissed and clanked. ▪ The empty can clanked along the sidewalk. ▪ the factory's clanking machinery [+ obj] ▪ a ghost clanking its chains
— clank noun, plural clanks [count] — usually singular ▪ The hammer fell with a clank on the floor. ▪ We heard the clank of chains.
— clanking noun [singular]
▪ We heard the clanking of chains.
▪ We heard the clanking of chains.
