clanging

[ klang-ing ]

/ ˈklæŋ ɪŋ /

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noun

a pattern of speech observed in some types of mental illness, as manic disorder, in which associations are based on punning or rhyming.

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Origin of clanging

clang- probably <German Klang sound, taken as clang + -ing¹

What if we ignored all the clanging bells that remind women every day on every platform that we are in some kind of endless battle with aging.
Justine Bateman's Aging Face and Why She Doesn't Think It Needs 'Fixing'|Susanna Schrobsdorff|April 11, 2021|Time
They began clanging rocks on a green metal median in the road.
The Violent Scene at Cairo's Tahrir Square|Babak Dehghanpisheh|January 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It was well named: the bell was clanging away with a loud and furious tongue, enough to drive a sick man mad.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
For think of it: here was no twopenny ride on a clanging tram through naked, unshaded streets before they could reach the sea.
Mushroom Town|Oliver Onions

Then the clanging cars sped past, and when they had gone he climbed down the side of the bank.
The Girl From Keller's|Harold Bindloss
Just then he heard the clanging of a bell, as if hurriedly tolled.
The Tiger Hunter|Mayne Reid
There was a clanging round of metallic applause as three or four people clapped their hands.
The Onslaught from Rigel|Fletcher Pratt