Sekirov Dictionary

clang

/ˈkleɪ̯ŋ/

noun 4
verb 3
exclamation 2
forms 3

noun4

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A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other; usually, one considered more jarring than melodious.
- Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer Came down upon her head Clang, clang, Maxwell's silver hammer Made sure that she was dead — 1969
The cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose.
Quality of tone.
•
A word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders.
- For much of this day, Mrs Y. wrote in her diary, covering page after page in a rapid scrawl full of paligraphic repetitions, puns, clangs, and violent, perseverative crossings-out […] — 1973

verb3

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To strike (objects) together so as to produce a clang.
- Around, the first Curetes (order solemn / To thy foreknowing mother!) trod tumultuous / Their mystic dance, and clanged their sounding arms; [...] — 1722
•
To give out a clang; to resound.
- A cell door clanged metallically and Wentworth was flung inside. He tripped, collapsed upon the concrete floor. — 1933
To utter a word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders.

exclamation2

Imitative of a loud metallic ringing sound.
(humorous) Said after someone has name-dropped (mentioned a famous person with whom they are acquainted).

forms

clanged · clanging · clangs

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