clang
verb (used without object)
to give out a loud, resonant sound, as that produced by a large bell or two heavy pieces of metal striking together.
have clanged
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present perfectof clang.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Even if alarm bells probably should have clanged the moment Bent claimed to "really like" Antony Gormley's controversial Angel of the North sculpture, his deception touched a raw north-eastern nerve.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2011
I don't know, of course, but it seems to me in that case they might have clanged a little like sounding brass and tinkling cymbals.
From A Circuit Rider's Wife by Corra Harris
