clangor

[ klang-er, klang-ger ]

/ ˈklæŋ ər, ˈklæŋ gər /

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noun

a loud, resonant sound; clang.

clamorous noise.

verb (used without object)

to make a clangor; clang.

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

clandestine, clang, clang association, clanger, clanging, clangor, clangour, clank, clannish, clansman, clanswoman

Also especially British, clang·our.

Origin of clangor

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

Related forms

clang·or·ous, adjectiveclang·or·ous·ly, adverb

Usage note

See -our.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for clangorous

He had a habit of smiting the keyboard, and massive chords, clangorous harmonies inevitably preluded his performances.
Melomaniacs|James Huneker
Then we pray to the holy deity, Pallas of the clangorous arms, the first to welcome our cheers.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
And with the clangorous metal pail he smote the ugly, brutish skull.
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"That's not a con-tin-gen-cy," said Barbara, and for more than a minute they listened to the clangorous racket of the rails.
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Her lips parted; from them came another trumpeting—tyrannic, arrogant and clangorous.
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