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clanging

[klang-ing]
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noun
  1. 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

clang

[klang]
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.
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verb (used with object)
  1. to cause to resound or ring loudly.
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noun
  1. a clanging sound.
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Origin of clang

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

Synonyms

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1. clash, din, clank, jangle.
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Examples from the Web for clanging

Historical Examples

  • From below came the clanging of Gaskin's gong announcing dinner.

    The Cruise of the Dry Dock

    T. S. Stribling

  • There came a clanging of grapnels on the rail over the crouching defenders.

  • Overhead a bell was clanging by his orders, summoning the chapter.

  • She heard Harry Hagberd say, "Hallo, dad," then a clanging clatter.

    To-morrow

    Joseph Conrad

  • She heard above her the clanging at the door of dream as she went with the Older Brother.

British Dictionary definitions for clanging

clang

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
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Word Origin

C16: from Latin clangere
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Word Origin and History for clanging

clang

v.

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.

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clang

n.

1590s, from clang (v.).

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