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was clanging
  • past progressive of clang.

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An ambulance was clanging on the sidelines; his substitute, Neil McCarthy, was warming up.

From Time Magazine Archive

The sound of Philadelphia's mighty billion-dollar rebuilding program this week was clanging merrily from cobblestoned Society Hill to Germantown.

From Time Magazine Archive

A John Doe warrant was filled out and soon School Street was clanging with police patrols from six precincts.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr. Lemoncello was clanging his bell like crazy.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

The bell was clanging, banging away at her dully aching head.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

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