clang

[ klang ]

/ klæŋ /

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verb (used without object)

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.

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

verb (used with object)

to cause to resound or ring loudly.

noun

a clanging sound.

OTHER WORDS FOR clang

1 clash, din, clank, jangle.

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Origin of clang

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

Words nearby clang

clam up, clamworm, clan, Clancy, clandestine, clang, clang association, clanger, clanging, clangor, clangour

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How to use clang in a sentence

A clang rings out against the tinny twang of the country classic “Something to Brag About,” which spills out of the whitewashed mechanic’s shop currently serving as Jiang’s classroom.
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A thunderous boom concussed lungs and ears and was met instantaneously by a metallic clang!
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The rare clang of a miscue echoes through silent, 10,000-seat Menora Arena, the seat of Israeli professional basketball and the place where the 6-foot-9 small forward has already played three professional seasons.
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All day long the place rings with the clink of hammers and the clang of metal bars.
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The clang of the heavy door below, striking the wall as it was pushed open, had reached his ears.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
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

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

(intr) to move or operate making such a sound

noun

a resounding metallic noise

the harsh cry of certain birds

Word Origin for clang

C16: from Latin clangere

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