clanging

American  

[klang-ing] / ˈklæŋ ɪŋ /

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.

---

Etymology

Origin of clanging

clang- probably < German Klang sound, taken as clang + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Andre drops his fork, the metal clanging loudly against his plate.

From Literature

A ringing sound: of something hard and fast, clanging against the marble floor.

From Literature

With the smell of curry and the adults laughing and the pots clanging, I can shut my eyes and feel like I’m back home.

From Literature

He shifts his Santa sack of trash, and there’s this clanging music from inside.

From Literature

“My Soul / Half Pint,” which features Dry Cleaning fan Jeff Tweedy of Wilco on clanging guitar, is about a woman who meticulously arranges her house but finds cleaning “demeaning.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• deafening
• discordant
• earsplitting
• noisy
• piercing
• raucous
• sharp
• strident