Definition of Clang

1. Noun. A loud resonant repeating noise. "He could hear the clang of distant bells"

Exact synonyms: Clangor, Clangoring, Clangour, Clank, Clash, Crash
Generic synonyms: Noise
Derivative terms: Clangor, Clangor, Clangorous, Clangour, Clank, Crash

2. Verb. Make a loud noise. "The streets clang with cars "; "Clanging metal"
Exact synonyms: Clangor
Generic synonyms: Go, Sound
Derivative terms: Clanger, Clangor, Clangor

Definition of Clang

1. v. t. To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound.

2. v. i. To give out a clang; to resound.

3. n. A loud, ringing sound, like that made by metallic substances when clanged or struck together.

Definition of Clang

1. Noun. A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other. ¹

2. Noun. Quality of tone. ¹

3. Noun. The cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose. ¹

4. Noun. (psychology psychiatry) A word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To strike (objects) together so as to produce a clang. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) To give out a clang; to resound. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Clang

1. to ring loudly [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clang

clamworms
clamydia
clan
clan member
clancies
clancular
clancularly
clandescent
clandestine
clandestine operation
clandestinely
clandestineness
clandestinities
clandestinity
clane
clang (current term)
clangbox
clanged
clanger
clangers
clangier
clangiest
clangily
clanging
clangingly
clangings
clangor
clangored
clangoring

Literary usage of Clang

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Experimental Psychology: A Manual of Laboratory Practice by Edward Bradford Titchener, ( (1901)
"Pitch and clang-tint. — Suppose that the note a1 is sounded on piano, harmonium and violin. We know that 'the same a ' is given in each case ; but we have ..."

2. Outlines of Psychology by Wilhelm Max Wundt, Charles Hubbard Judd (1902)
"great variety of clang-colors in musical instruments, as well as the fact that for every instrument the clang-color changes somewhat with the pitch; ..."

3. A Library of Poetry and Song: Being Choice Selections from the Best Poets by William Cullen Bryant (1874)
"clang, clang ! — we forge the coulter now, — The coulter of the kindly plough. ... clang, clang ! — our coulter's course shall be On many a sweet and ..."

4. A Library of Poetry and Song: Being Choice Selections from the Best Poets by William Cullen Bryant (1872)
"clang, clang ! — we forge the coulter now, — The coulter of the kindly plough. ... clang, clang ! — our coulter's course shall be On many a sweet and ..."

5. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1898)
"clang, clang — our colter's course shall be On many a sweet and sheltered ... clang, clang — again, my mates, what glows Beneath the hammer's potent blows? ..."

6. Outlines of Psychology: Based Upon the Results of Experimental Investigation by Oswald Külpe, Edward Bradford Titchener (1909)
"(i) The best illustration of an alteration of tonal fusion with variation of the relative intensity of the components is furnished by clang colour ..."

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