clang

5 definitions found

clang - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Clang \Clang\ (kl[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clanged
     (kl[a^]ngd); p. pr. & vb. n. Clanging.] [L. clangere; akin
     to Gr. kla`zein to clash, scream; or perh. to E. clank.]
     To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound.
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           The fierce Caretes . . . clanged their sounding arms.
                                                    --Prior.
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  Clang \Clang\, v. i.
     To give out a clang; to resound. "Clanging hoofs."
     --Tennyson.
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  Clang \Clang\, n.
     1. A loud, ringing sound, like that made by metallic
        substances when clanged or struck together.
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              The broadsword's deadly clang,
              As if a thousand anvils rang.         --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. (Mus.) Quality of tone.
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clang - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  clang
      n 1: a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang
           of distant bells" [syn: clang, clangor, clangour,
           clangoring, clank, clash, crash]
      v 1: make a loud noise; "clanging metal" [syn: clang,
           clangor]

clang - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  84 Moby Thesaurus words for "clang":
     animal noise, bark, barking, belch, birdcall, blare, blat, bray,
     burr, buzz, cackle, call, caw, change ringing, chime, chiming,
     chink, chirr, clanging, clangor, clank, clanking, clash, clink,
     craunch, croak, crump, crunch, cry, ding, ding-a-ling, dingdong,
     dinging, dingle, dong, donging, gong, grind, groan, growl, grumble,
     grunt, howl, howling, jangle, jar, jingle, jingle-jangle,
     jinglejangle, jingling, knell, knelling, mating call, note, peal,
     peal ringing, pealing, rasp, ring, ring changes, ringing, scranch,
     scrape, scratch, scrunch, snarl, snore, sound, sound a knell,
     stridulation, ting, ting-a-ling, tingle, tingling, tink, tinkle,
     tinkling, tinnitus, tintinnabulate, toll, tolling, twang,
     ululation, woodnote