Meaning

4 senses
  1. A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other; usually, one considered more jarring than melodious.

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  2. Quality of tone.

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

  4. A word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders.

More definitions
  • a loud resonant repeating noise

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The door clanged heavily behind us.

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  2. Antonio heard the clang of swords.

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  3. The kid is clanging away with his toy.

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  4. Rodrigo heard a clanging noise.

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Translations

2 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
loud ringing sound:

Origin

1570, of imitative origin.

1570, of imitative origin.

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Forms

plural: clangs
Singularclang
Pluralclangs

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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