Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A loud, resonant, metallic sound.
- n. The strident call of a crane or goose.
- v. To make or cause to make a clang.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A loud, sharp, resonant, and metallic sound; a clangor: as, the clang of arms; the clang of bells; the clang of hammers.
- n. The quality of a musical sound; the respect in which a tone of one instrument differs from the same tone struck on another; timbre. See extract.
- To give out a clang; resound.
- To cause to sound with a clang.
- To cause the name of to resound; celebrate with clangor.
Wiktionary
- n. A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other.
- n. Quality of tone.
- n. The cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose.
- v. To strike (objects) together so as to produce a clang.
- v. To give out a clang; to resound.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound.
- v. To give out a clang; to resound.
- n. A loud, ringing sound, like that made by metallic substances when clanged or struck together.
- n. Quality of tone.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a loud resonant repeating noise
- v. make a loud noise
Etymologies
- Probably from Latin clangere, to ring, clang.
Examples
“Then she heard clang, then from another part _clang_, then _clang_, _clang_ far away.”
“As the last words came hoarsely forth on to the night air, _clang, clang, clang_, burst out the tocsin of the alarm bell, silencing the music in the ballroom and sending an electric thrill through every listener within the precincts of the castle; but ere the great bell had sent forth a score of vibrating notes which came quivering through the darkness and echoing from every wall, the clattering of hoofs began in obedience to the whispered commands of his Majesty of France:”
“Now that their clang is pretty much gone from Arco Arena's non-sellout crowds, the Lakers 'MVP guard kind of misses the noise - and in their absence, he missed far too many shots in one of the NBA's most improbable results this season.”
“One half inch closer and he would have been dead, killed by fragments of skull driven into his brain, but instead he staggered, stunned, and his vision was suddenly sheeted with scarlet as he twisted, fell, and heard the sword clang as it bounced on the rampart's stones.”
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“Picture the dignity of the teacher of a class of little boys who lets his sword clang to terrify the youngsters under him, or who tries to frighten the girls by displaying his weapon.”
“That loud "clang" we all heard two years ago was the sound of the prison gates closing tight.”
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“My fiance and I were walking from a street festival to a friend's BBQ when I was jolted by a "clang" sound from across the street.”
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“Low shots strike the tin with a loud clang, meaning “out!””
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“And there was an almost audible "clang" in my chest -- yeah, my heart -- and I was overwhelmed with the feeling of falling in love and also knowing I would never be free again.”
“Occasionally, you’ll hear a sword clang or body blow in the satellites, but the rear channels mostly cater to the overpowering score, which sometimes crowds the main action.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘clang’.
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Onomatopoetic
words (seemingly) formed in imitation of a natural sound
plash, guff, woof, splash, crash, pow, crack, bang, whoosh, whizz, whallop, fizz and 116 more...
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sound (loud)
words for loud sounds
( descriptive, randomness )crash, thud, bump, thump, boom, smash, explode, roar, scream, screech, short, yell and 167 more...
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American Onomatopoeia
A neat list of sound effects that come in handy when you try to describe how Adam West is beating up Superman.
meow, roar, oink, tik tok, zap, boom, pow, bam, whaam, biff, crunch, whack and 5 more...
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See extract
Being a list of words which have the phrase "see extract" in their definitions. You might also find a few which have "see extract under" or "see the extract."
glove-sheep, clang, bookmaker, lackadaisical, apprehend, interfluvial, fortunate, intersect, cannelon, adoration, canter, headrace and 2 more...
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onomatopoeias (1 syllable)
1 syllable words that mean what they sound like. (dictionaried or un-dictionaried words | onomatopoeic in nature)
onomatopoeias (2 syllable) | onomatopoeias (3+ syllables)gush, buzz, pop, woof, boo, bam, bang, bash, bump, clang, clap, click and 86 more...
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Sounds
Shhh! Listen! Did you hear that?
tintinnabulous, susurration, ululation, pandemonium, keening, tinkle, clang, caterwaul, twangle, twank, din, rumble and 34 more...
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