clang

American  

[klang] / klæŋ /

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.

   Synonyms:

   jangle, clank, din, clash

2. to move with such sounds.

   The old truck clanged down the street.

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verb (used with object)

1. to cause to resound or ring loudly.

noun

1. a clanging sound.

clang British  

/ 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

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noun

1. a resounding metallic noise

2. the harsh cry of certain birds

Etymology

Origin of clang

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

Example Sentences

In a room filled with pounding noises and clanging cowbells, L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

The metal locker door closes with a clang.

From Literature

The disrupted lanterns careened into an avalanche of chaos, until every lamp was swinging and colliding and clanging.

From Literature

All day long the horse-drawn trolley clopped and clanged past our house to stop at the Grote Markt, the central town square half a block away.

From Literature

We spelled each other down to the continual clang of the cowbell and wore the dictionary out, looking up meanings.

From Literature