Antonyms for clangor
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : klang-er, klang-ger |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈklæŋ ər, ˈklæŋ gər |
Definition of clangor
Origin :- 1590s, from Latin clangor "sound of trumpets (Virgil), birds (Ovid), etc.," from clangere "to clang," echoic (cf. clang).
- noun loud noise
- There were five or six others, whose names in the clangor of voices I did not hear.
- Extract from : « Lords of the North » by A. C. Laut
- The clangor, the smoke and dust, the hurrying crowds, all worked into his mood.
- Extract from : « The Girl and The Bill » by Bannister Merwin
- There was the sound of horsery and the clangor and click of camera men without.
- Extract from : « The Shriek » by Charles Somerville
- The clangor distracted the attention of the assailants, and a parley ensued.
- Extract from : « Stanley in Africa » by James P. Boyd
- The clangor waxed, beat about us with tremendous strokes of sound.
- Extract from : « The Metal Monster » by A. Merritt
- As before, the clangor died, leaving in its wake a bewildered silence.
- Extract from : « The Metal Monster » by A. Merritt
- But the hallooing and the clangor of the horns came nearer and nearer.
- Extract from : « Henry VIII And His Court » by Louise Muhlbach
- All at once the old brass clock struck with the clangor of a bell.
- Extract from : « Norston's Rest » by Ann S. Stephens
- Clash of steel upon steel; the clangor and strident ring of battle.
- Extract from : « Caravans By Night » by Harry Hervey
- It is true that their voices were hardly audible amid the clangor of the opponents.
- Extract from : « Romain Rolland » by Stefan Zweig
Synonyms for clangor
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