clang

[ klang ]
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verb (used without object)
  1. to give out a loud, resonant sound, as that produced by a large bell or two heavy pieces of metal striking together: The bells clanged from the steeples.

  2. to move with such sounds: The old truck clanged down the street.

verb (used with object)
  1. to cause to resound or ring loudly.

noun
  1. a clanging sound.

Origin of clang

1
First recorded in 1570–80, clang is from the Latin word clangere to resound, clang

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How to use clang in a sentence

  • Jim Bryant threw the gate shut with a clang and came striding across the yard.

    Country Neighbors | Alice Brown
  • The door arose and fell back onto the pavement with a clang, exposing a dark pit.

    Star Born | Andre Norton
  • The clang of the heavy door had a comforting sound behind them.

    A World is Born | Leigh Douglass Brackett
  • Terrible was the clang of the strong sword Ecke-sax on the helmets of the Nibelungs.

    Theodoric the Goth | Thomas Hodgkin

British Dictionary definitions for clang

clang

/ (klæŋ) /


verb
  1. to make or cause to make a loud resounding noise, as metal when struck

  2. (intr) to move or operate making such a sound

noun
  1. a resounding metallic noise

  2. the harsh cry of certain birds

Origin of clang

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C16: from Latin clangere

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