Clang Definition

klăng
clanged, clanging, clangs
noun
clangs
A clanging sound or cry.
Webster's New World
The strident call of a crane or goose.
American Heritage
Quality of tone.
Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
clanged, clanging, clangs
To make or cause to make a clang.
American Heritage
To cause to make a clanging sound.
Webster's New World
To make, or strike together with, a loud, sharp, ringing sound, as of metal being struck.
Webster's New World
To move with such a sound.
Webster's New World
To make a loud, harsh cry, as esp. the crane does.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Clang

Noun

Singular:
clang
Plural:
clangs

Origin of Clang

  • Probably from Latin clangere to ring, clang

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin clangere.

    From Wiktionary

Clang Sentence Examples

  • The battles were silent, the swords clashing without the clang of steel she expected to hear.

  • Then the clang of hoofs, as of several horses galloping, resounded on the planks of the bridge, and the squadron, officers in front and men four abreast, spread across the bridge and began to emerge on his side of it.

  • When the clock hands reach a certain time, the bells clang and clatter until a sleepy hand gropes for the switch to turn the clock off.

  • At midday, when the bells clang twelve times, she says sext.

  • The metallic clang heard by Miss Stoner was obviously caused by her stepfather hastily closing the door of his safe upon its terrible occupant.

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Words Starting With

CCLCLA

Words Ending With

GNGANG

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Words Starting With C and Ending With G

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