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.

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Etymology

Origin of clanging

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

Example Sentences

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

From Literature

And then all at once there was a clanging out in the corridor.

From Literature

My head rang around the clock from that cowbell clanging at my spelling.

From Literature

On Alameda, I had to wait as a train went clanging along the tracks that ran right down the middle of the street.

From Literature

In recent weeks, furious Havana residents have signaled their displeasure with the outages in nightly crescendos of clanging pots and pans.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• deafening
• discordant
• earsplitting
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