CLANG

clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash, crash

(noun) a loud resonant repeating noise; “he could hear the clang of distant bells”

clang, clangor

(verb) make a loud noise; “clanging metal”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

clang (plural clangs)

A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other.

Quality of tone.

The cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose.

(psychology, psychiatry) A word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders.

(music) Alternative form of klang

Verb

clang (third-person singular simple present clangs, present participle clanging, simple past and past participle clanged)

(transitive) To strike (objects) together so as to produce a clang.

(intransitive) To give out a clang; to resound.

Source: Wiktionary

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Clang, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clanged; p. pr. & vb. n. Clanging.] Etym: [L. clangere; akin to Gr. clank.]

Definition: To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound. The fierce Caretes . . . clanged their sounding arms. Prior.

Clang, v. i.

Definition: To give out a clang; to resound. "Clanging hoofs." Tennyson.

Clang, n.

1. A loud, ringing sound, like that made by metallic substances when clanged or struck together. The broadsword's deadly clang, As if a thousand anvils rang. Sir W. Scott.

2. (Mus.)

Definition: Qualyty of tone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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