Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash, crash
(noun) a loud resonant repeating noise; “he could hear the clang of distant bells”
clank
(verb) make a clank; “the train clanked through the village”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
clank (plural clanks)
A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.
• Clank usually expresses a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink.
clank (third-person singular simple present clanks, present participle clanking, simple past and past participle clanked)
(intransitive) To make a clanking sound
(transitive) To cause to sound with a clank.
Source: Wiktionary
Clank, n. Etym: [Akin to clink, and of imitative origin; cf. G. klang sound, D. klank. Cf. Clang.]
Definition: 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. But not in chains to pine, His spirit withered with tyeur clank. Byron.
Clank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clanked; p. pr. & vb. n. Clanking.]
Definition: To cause to sound with a clank; as, the prisoners clank their chains.
Clank, v. i.
Definition: To sound with a clank.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.