CLANG Definition & Meaning

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clang

[klang]

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verb (used without object)

to give out a loud, resonant sound, as that produced by a large bell or two heavy pieces of metal striking together.
The bells clanged from the steeples.
Synonyms: , , ,
to move with such sounds.
The old truck clanged down the street.

verb (used with object)

to cause to resound or ring loudly.

noun

a clanging sound.

clang

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verb

to make or cause to make a loud resounding noise, as metal when struck
(intr) to move or operate making such a sound

noun

a resounding metallic noise
the harsh cry of certain birds

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of clang¹

First recorded in 1570–80, clang is from the Latin word clangere to resound, clang

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of clang¹

C16: from Latin clangere

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Are the fears of childhood little more than a clanging we try our whole lives to suppress?

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Inside the facility, a clanging noise echoes through the pens.

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Then came a month of more misses than makes, with a botched extra-point attempt against the Buffalo Bills and a 26-yarder that clanged off the right goalpost in New England.

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“What did I want to do?” she asked, as the clang of a trolley car rang from the K Street Mall below.

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In some jails and prisons, guards check on each prisoner once — or several times — per hour, clanging cellblock doors and shining lights in everyone’s faces to make sure they haven’t escaped and are still alive.

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clandestine clang association

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