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.

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Also especially British, clang·our .

Origin of clangor

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

usage note for clangor

See -our.

OTHER WORDS FROM clangor

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

How to use clangor in a sentence

Then we pray to the holy deity, Pallas of the clangorous arms, the first to welcome our cheers.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
He had a habit of smiting the keyboard, and massive chords, clangorous harmonies inevitably preluded his performances.
Melomaniacs|James Huneker
"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.
John March, Southerner|George W. Cable
And with the clangorous metal pail he smote the ugly, brutish skull.
Darkness and Dawn|George Allan England

Thereupon, he lifted up his voice in clangorous condemnation, after the manner of his species.
The Sunset Trail|Alfred Henry Lewis