Synonyms for clangorous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : klang-er, klang-ger |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈklæŋ ər, ˈklæŋ gər |
Top 10 synonyms for clangorous Other synonyms for the word clangorous
- acute
- argute
- beating
- bell-like
- blaring
- blatant
- blusterous
- booming
- cavernous
- chattering
- clanging
- clangorous
- clattery
- consonant
- deafening
- deep
- deep-toned
- disorderly
- dull
- ear-piercing
- ear-popping
- ear-splitting
- earsplitting
- echoing
- electrifying
- enhanced
- flat
- full
- ghostly
- heightened
- high
- intensified
- jumping
- loud
- loudmouth
- low
- metallic
- muffled
- mute
- noisy
- obstreperous
- orotund
- penetrating
- piercing
- piping
- plangent
- powerful
- pulsating
- pulsing
- rackety
- raising Cain
- raising the roof
- raspy
- raucous
- resonant
- resounding
- reverberant
- reverberating
- rich
- ringing
- riotous
- roaring
- rotund
- round
- rowdy
- rumbling
- screaming
- screeching
- sepulchral
- sharp
- sonorant
- sonorous
- sounding
- stentorian
- strepitous
- strident
- thin
- thrilling
- throbbing
- thundering
- thunderous
- toneless
- treble
- tumultous/tumultuous
- turbulent
- turned up
- uproarious
- vibrant
- vibrating
- vociferous
Définition of clangorous
Origin :- 1712, from Medieval Latin clangorosus, from Latin clangor, or else from clangor + -ous. Related: Clangorously; clangorousness.
- As in noisy : adj very loud and unharmonious in sound
- As in resonant : adj vibrant in sound
- As in shrill : adj high-pitched, harsh in sound
- As in metallic : adj suggestive of metal in sound
- As in plangent : adj resonant
- As in resounding : adj resonant
- As in ringing : adj resonant
- As in hollow : adj deep, resonant in sound
- And with the clangorous metal pail he smote the ugly, brutish skull.
- Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England
- Thereupon, he lifted up his voice in clangorous condemnation, after the manner of his species.
- Extract from : « The Sunset Trail » by Alfred Henry Lewis
- Her lips parted; from them came another trumpeting—tyrannic, arrogant and clangorous.
- Extract from : « The Metal Monster » by A. Merritt
- He was the first to introduce Tschakowsky's brilliant and clangorous B-flat minor concerto.
- Extract from : « Franz Liszt » by James Huneker
- The machinery of the pit-head is all down, likewise the clangorous iron tower which shells seemed unable to destroy.
- Extract from : « The Challenge of the Dead » by Stephen Graham
- Then we pray to the holy deity, Pallas of the clangorous arms, the first to welcome our cheers.
- Extract from : « The Aeneid of Virgil » by Virgil
- He had a habit of smiting the keyboard, and massive chords, clangorous harmonies inevitably preluded his performances.
- Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
- "That's not a con-tin-gen-cy," said Barbara, and for more than a minute they listened to the clangorous racket of the rails.
- Extract from : « John March, Southerner » by George W. Cable
- High up in the Gothic steeple, the bells were swinging, gay and clangorous.
- Extract from : « Their Son; The Necklace » by Eduardo Zamacois
Antonyms for clangorous
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