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clang definition

clang (klaŋ)

intransitive verb

  1. to make, or strike together with, a loud, sharp, ringing sound, as of metal being struck
  2. to move with such a sound
  3. to make a loud, harsh cry, as esp. the crane

Etymology: echoic, but assoc. with L v. clangere, also of echoic orig.

transitive verb

to cause to make a clanging sound

noun

a clanging sound or cry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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