clangor

[ klang-er, klang-ger ]

/ ˈklæŋ ər, ˈklæŋ gər /

a loud, resonant sound; clang.

clamorous noise.

to make a clangor; clang.

RELATED WORDS

Also especially British, clang·our.

1585–95; < Latin: loud sound, noise, equivalent to clang(ere) to clang + -or -or¹

Related formsclang·or·ous, adjectiveclang·or·ous·ly, adverb

See -our.

“I used to say that fear is probably the most important concept of feeling,” he said amid the clangor of forks and knives.
Former Israeli Security Chief Pushes for Unilateral Withdrawal|R.M. Schneiderman|March 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The clangor distracted the attention of the assailants, and a parley ensued.
Stanley in Africa|James P. Boyd
Such was the picture then; now, the clangor of a city echoed through Big Creek Valley.
Buffalo Land|W. E. Webb
Clangor of bells, firing of guns, vivas and popular clamor follow the party.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas|Richard Henry Savage

All at once the old brass clock struck with the clangor of a bell.
Norston's Rest|Ann S. Stephens
Through the gate of the coatapantli, amid much din and clangor, the entire column entered the yard of the temple.
The Fair God|Lew Wallace

Word Origin and History for clangor

1590s, from Latin clangor "sound of trumpets (Virgil), birds (Ovid), etc.," from clangere "to clang," echoic (cf. clang).