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Definition of Clangor
1. Noun. A loud resonant repeating noise. "He could hear the clang of distant bells"
Generic synonyms: Noise
Derivative terms: Clang, Clang, Clangorous, Clangour, Clank, Crash
2. Verb. Make a loud resonant noise. "The alarm clangored throughout the building"
3. Verb. Make a loud noise. "The streets clangor with cars "; "Clanging metal"
Definition of Clangor
1. n. A sharp, harsh, ringing sound.
Definition of Clangor
1. Noun. (American English) (alternative spelling of clangour) ¹
2. Verb. (American English) (alternative spelling of clangour) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clangor
1. to clang repeatedly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clangor
Literary usage of Clangor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Ancient Working People: From the Earliest Known Period to by Cyrenus Osborne Ward (1889)
"... Hideout Forest—Slaves goaded to Revolt by Treachery and Intrigue of a
Politician—-Rebellion and the clangor of War—Battle in the Mountains—A Victory for ..."
2. The Life, Times, and Correspondence of the Right Rev. Dr. Doyle, Bishop of by William John Fitzpatrick (1861)
"Its paternal expressions and spirituality of thought are calculated to relieve
effectively the angry clangor of politics, which have been so long falling ..."
3. The American Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1865)
"The dawn of yesterday was ushered in by the clangor of the iron-tongued belle,
and the roar of artillery, waking the slumberous echoes from their lairs, ..."
4. Wind-harp Songs by John William Lloyd (1895)
"THE WHOOP-CRANE'S clangor. ALONG the lone Floridian fens, Wild scrub-wreathed
sands and hammock Edens, Croaks the importunate, clanging cry, ..."
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