clang

[klang]

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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.

Origin of clang

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

Synonyms for clang

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1. clash, din, clank, jangle.

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Related Words for clang

jangle, noise, clash

Examples from the Web for clang

Contemporary Examples of clang

All day long the place rings with the clink of hammers and the clang of metal bars.
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Robert W. Chambers
February 20, 2014

Historical Examples of clang

He heard the hum and clang of an electric car off through a chestnut grove.
The Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
From sea to sea there was stringing of bows in the cottage and clang of steel in the castle.
The White Company
Arthur Conan Doyle
And then came the clang of the fire bell, and the waiting ranks were terrified.
The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys
Gulielma Zollinger
On a sudden the clang of the new church clock told that the hour had come.
Micah Clarke
Arthur Conan Doyle
Down at its bottom men shoveling coal to the clang of its gong.
The Harbor
Ernest Poole

British Dictionary definitions for clang

clang

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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Word Origin and History for clang

1570s, echoic (originally of trumpets and birds), akin to or from Latin clangere "resound, ring," and Greek klange "sharp sound," from PIE *klang-, nasalized form of root *kleg- "to cry, sound." Related: Clanged; clanging.

1590s, from clang (v.).