Synonyms for clang
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : klang |
| Phonetic Transcription : klæŋ |
Définition of clang
Origin :- 1570s, echoic (originally of trumpets and birds), akin to or from Latin clangere "resound, ring," and Greek klange "sharp sound," from PIE *klang-, nasalized form of root *kleg- "to cry, sound." Related: Clanged; clanging.
- noun clank
- He heard the hum and clang of an electric car off through a chestnut grove.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- From sea to sea there was stringing of bows in the cottage and clang of steel in the castle.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- And then came the clang of the fire bell, and the waiting ranks were terrified.
- Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger
- On a sudden the clang of the new church clock told that the hour had come.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Down at its bottom men shoveling coal to the clang of its gong.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- Bob jumped to his feet as if he had heard the clang of a fire bell.
- Extract from : « Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts » by Roy Rutherford Bailey
- From the hall came the clang of the elevator door and the sound of voices.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- The clang reverberated through the tower like distant thunder.
- Extract from : « The Woman-Haters » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- The clang of hammer on anvil seemed to tear his ears; yet it drew him on too.
- Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
- Then it appeared in the doorway for a second, and the door swung to with a clang.
- Extract from : « Tales of Unrest » by Joseph Conrad
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