adverb
- in a manner that produces a loud, sharp, metallic sound; with a clanking noise
Usage: informal; formed from the adjective 'clanking' with the adverbial suffix '-ly'
Examples
- The old chains fell clankingly to the floor.
- The robot moved clankingly across the stage.
- He clankingly shut the metal gate behind him.
- The armor clankingly shifted as the knight walked.
- The machinery started up clankingly at dawn.