clanging
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of clanging
clang- probably < German Klang sound, taken as clang + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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The closing number, “Match-Lit,” features a moody production with a clanging snare drum and bits of pedal-steel guitar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025
He remembers the clanging of metal and the high-pitched whining of steam, as well as the fear of gas leaks.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025
Are the fears of childhood little more than a clanging we try our whole lives to suppress?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025
Keith’s drive had just enough behind it, though, clanging off the metal gate barricading the first row of outfield seats.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2024
Ordinarily, Mr. Clutter’s mornings began at six-thirty; clanging milk pails and the whispery chatter of the boys who brought them, two sons of a hired man named Vic Irsik, usually roused him.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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