(v. t.) To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound.
(v. i.) To give out a clang; to resound.
(n.) A loud, ringing sound, like that made by metallic substances when clanged or struck together.
(n.) Quality of tone.
Example Sentences:
(1) So we looped them into the reel-to-reels and crowded round the speakers to hear what their album sounded like – but all we got was the clang of a snare drum.
(2) This struck a loud, clanging chord with a disenchanted British public – half of whom heard the speech – and 93% of those approved of its message, which when boiled down was just an appeal for greater individual effort to win the war.
(3) Outside the tax ministry, drum-banging, bell-clanging protesters from the Anti-Raider League of Entrepreneurs, an anti-corruption group, alleged that crooked officials from the previous administration had merely been shuffled around.
(4) Over in Green Bay, though, Mason Crosby just clanged a long one off the right-hand upright.
(5) Fred VanVleet's three-pointer for the win just clanged out, ending their unbeaten season in the most painful manner possible at 35-1.
(6) As the tumbleweed rolled in and out of shot … somewhere in the distance a forlorn sounding church bell clanged.
(7) 8.25pm BST The last lap The bell clangs to herald the ultimate lap of the 100th Tour de France.
(8) "You'd almost see sparks and hear anvils clanging."
(9) Perhaps surprisingly, The Clanging of the Swords IV is the work of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis), the extremist jihadist group that has led the insurgency against the authoritarian Iraqi government in recent weeks, and which runs parts of northern Syria.
(10) There was this terrible clang of falling steel and then me, drenched in the blood of my two children.
(11) The clang of an approaching train's warning to pedestrians to get off the open tracks has become part of the city's soundtrack, along with the constant honking of car horns, the five-times-a-day Muslim call to prayer, the occasional peal of church bells and the Friday afternoon siren that marks the start of the Jewish sabbath.
(12) This shameful betrayal of humanity in the face of mass suffering must stop Another detainee recounts details of the “welcome party” – the terrifying initiation ceremony that awaited new arrivals, fresh off one of the “meat fridge” trucks used to transport prisoners, clueless to their whereabouts until the doors clanged open.
(13) Mannone races out of his area to clang the ball into the stand.
(14) A phrase like "Catholic child" or "Muslim child" should clang furious bells of protest in the mind, just as we flinch when we hear "one man one vote".
(15) There's no jarring clang of citrus heavyweights here: they really do chime.
(16) That great steel and aluminium beast, the Land Rover Defender, and its ancestors have been clanging and clunking their way off the production line at Solihull since 1948.
(17) The towering Scot who plays Sandor "the Hound" Clegane – foremost sword-swinging badass in a series not lacking on that front – is in LA for a Game Of Thrones premiere and goblet-clanging celebratory shindig, along with 23 other stars from the show.
(18) The people feel angry towards the government,” he said, speaking in a small wooden office as he marked pupils’ report books and a school bell clanged outside.
(19) We haven't even switched the Dictaphone on when the anecdotes start tumbling out, the biggest names clanging to the floor as they go.
(20) Yet this regressive goal is accompanied by a hypermodern propaganda machine that sees Isis's sadistic attacks promoted by a slick social media operation, a specially designed app – and well-made videos like The Clanging of the Swords IV.
Clanging
Definition:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clang
Example Sentences:
(1) So we looped them into the reel-to-reels and crowded round the speakers to hear what their album sounded like – but all we got was the clang of a snare drum.
(2) This struck a loud, clanging chord with a disenchanted British public – half of whom heard the speech – and 93% of those approved of its message, which when boiled down was just an appeal for greater individual effort to win the war.
(3) Outside the tax ministry, drum-banging, bell-clanging protesters from the Anti-Raider League of Entrepreneurs, an anti-corruption group, alleged that crooked officials from the previous administration had merely been shuffled around.
(4) Over in Green Bay, though, Mason Crosby just clanged a long one off the right-hand upright.
(5) Fred VanVleet's three-pointer for the win just clanged out, ending their unbeaten season in the most painful manner possible at 35-1.
(6) As the tumbleweed rolled in and out of shot … somewhere in the distance a forlorn sounding church bell clanged.
(7) 8.25pm BST The last lap The bell clangs to herald the ultimate lap of the 100th Tour de France.
(8) "You'd almost see sparks and hear anvils clanging."
(9) Perhaps surprisingly, The Clanging of the Swords IV is the work of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis), the extremist jihadist group that has led the insurgency against the authoritarian Iraqi government in recent weeks, and which runs parts of northern Syria.
(10) There was this terrible clang of falling steel and then me, drenched in the blood of my two children.
(11) The clang of an approaching train's warning to pedestrians to get off the open tracks has become part of the city's soundtrack, along with the constant honking of car horns, the five-times-a-day Muslim call to prayer, the occasional peal of church bells and the Friday afternoon siren that marks the start of the Jewish sabbath.
(12) This shameful betrayal of humanity in the face of mass suffering must stop Another detainee recounts details of the “welcome party” – the terrifying initiation ceremony that awaited new arrivals, fresh off one of the “meat fridge” trucks used to transport prisoners, clueless to their whereabouts until the doors clanged open.
(13) Mannone races out of his area to clang the ball into the stand.
(14) A phrase like "Catholic child" or "Muslim child" should clang furious bells of protest in the mind, just as we flinch when we hear "one man one vote".
(15) There's no jarring clang of citrus heavyweights here: they really do chime.
(16) That great steel and aluminium beast, the Land Rover Defender, and its ancestors have been clanging and clunking their way off the production line at Solihull since 1948.
(17) The towering Scot who plays Sandor "the Hound" Clegane – foremost sword-swinging badass in a series not lacking on that front – is in LA for a Game Of Thrones premiere and goblet-clanging celebratory shindig, along with 23 other stars from the show.
(18) The people feel angry towards the government,” he said, speaking in a small wooden office as he marked pupils’ report books and a school bell clanged outside.
(19) We haven't even switched the Dictaphone on when the anecdotes start tumbling out, the biggest names clanging to the floor as they go.
(20) Yet this regressive goal is accompanied by a hypermodern propaganda machine that sees Isis's sadistic attacks promoted by a slick social media operation, a specially designed app – and well-made videos like The Clanging of the Swords IV.