CLANGING Definition & Meaning

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clanging

[klang-ing]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

a pattern of speech observed in some types of mental illness, as manic disorder, in which associations are based on punning or rhyming.

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clang- probably < German Klang sound, taken as clang + -ing ¹

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He remembers the clanging of metal and the high-pitched whining of steam, as well as the fear of gas leaks.

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One plot point is underscored by clanging church bells that definitely don’t exist on this empty stretch of land.

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The hilltop temples echoed with chants, while dance troupes performed with clanging cymbals and bagpipes.

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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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