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clanging

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[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.

Etymology

Origin of clanging

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

Example Sentences

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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 • Mar. 16, 2026

“My Soul / Half Pint,” which features Dry Cleaning fan Jeff Tweedy of Wilco on clanging guitar, is about a woman who meticulously arranges her house but finds cleaning “demeaning.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

This sent alarm bells clanging back in Whitehall.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

Keith’s drive had just enough behind it, though, clanging off the metal gate barricading the first row of outfield seats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2024

In the distance, very faintly, there was a clanging of metal on metal.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

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