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[ verb ] make a loud noise, as if striking metal

Synonyms

clangor

Used in print

(Genevieve Holden, Deadlier Than the Male....)

It clanged shut as he sprang toward it .

Related terms

go clanger

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[ noun ] a loud resonant repeating noise

Examples

"he could hear the clang of distant bells"

Used in print

(Helen Hooven Santmyer, "There Were Fences"...)

On these posts the gates swung open with a squeak and shut with a metallic clang .

Related terms

noise crash clangor

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