clangour
Britishnoun
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a loud resonant often-repeated noise
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an uproar
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of clangour
C16: from Latin clangor a noise, from clangere to clang
Example Sentences
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It comes as a welcome relief to find someone brave enough to suggest that with all its clamor and clangour there is possibly a word to be said for New York City.
From Time Magazine Archive
While I stood thus gazing idly the great bell of the gate rang out with a sudden clangour.
From Idonia: A Romance of Old London by Wallis, Arthur F.
The roar of the trains on the nearby Elevated seemed muted, the clangour of the Third Avenue surface cars blunted, and Joan fancied that the street lamps burned with an added lustre.
From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph
The heights rang back our screams of rage, our defiant war-cries, and the clangour of our blows.
From The King's Assegai A Matabili Story by Mitford, Bertram
Comes a merchant on his camel— Silk from Araby he sells: Listen to the rhythmic clangour Of the bells!
From The Piper and the Reed by Norwood, Robert W.
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