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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
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
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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