звя́кать — meaning in English

English meaning

• clank noun A loud, dull sound of metal striking metal.
• clink noun A short, sharp ringing sound, as of glass or metal striking together.
• jingle noun A short, catchy tune used in advertising to help people remember a product or brand.

Senses

звя́кать is used for these senses in English:

• clink (ambitransitive) To make a clinking sound; to make a sound of metal on metal or glass on glass; to strike materials such as metal or glass against one another.
• jingle (transitive) To cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.

clank — full definition

1. noun A loud, dull sound of metal striking metal.
2. verb To make a clank sound.

clink — full definition

1. noun A short, sharp ringing sound, as of glass or metal striking together.
2. verb To make or cause a short ringing sound by striking metal or glass together.
3. noun Informal term for prison.

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