clang
clang Lexical Profile
clang Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A loud, resonant, metallic sound, such as that produced by heavy pieces of metal striking together.
"The heavy iron gate shut with a loud clang that echoed down the empty street."
The harsh, resonant cry of certain large birds, such as cranes or geese.
"We heard the distant clang of migrating geese high above the marsh."
• verb
To make or cause to make a loud, resonant, metallic sound.
"The church bells began to clang loudly across the valley at noon."
• interjection
Used to imitate or represent a loud, resonant, metallic ringing sound.
"Clang! The heavy iron skillet slipped from the rack and hit the kitchen floor."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from Latin clangere ('to resound, ring'), which is of imitative origin and related to Ancient Greek klangē ('a sharp, ringing sound').