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clang

clang

28 3.9
A loud ringing sound when metal hits metal
  • noun
  • /klæŋ/
translation icon : repique
  • Now, she recognized the clang of church bells and the patter of hoofbeats outside.
  • a loud clang
  • a metal clang
  • bell clang

Then you hear a big metal clang and he was never seen ever again.

Examples

  • The BIG BELL makes a resounding, ear-splitting CLANG—causing the marksman's SHOT to go wild.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The air smells like the river, and I hear chattering street merchants and the clang of pots.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • When he fell into a deep sleep, he dropped the key and the clang woke him up.

  • Suddenly he whips the tray back at her, with a metallic CLANG that makes her start.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Even though she watched his arms jerk the rope, the sudden clang of the bells startled her.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The Harper and Sharra were close enough to hear the clang as the lock was spun shut.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The low, steady rumbling which I'd heard upstairs became the loud, grating clang of metal on metal.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Worf heard the clang of colliding blades, followed by a grunt and another clang.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • CORRIDOR: A cop, leaning against the outside door smoking, hears the clang of metal as the stall door bangs open.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The clang of the metal gates echoed through the quiet courtyard.

Synonyms

crash
vsclang
63 2.4

A loud sudden noise made by things hitting each other

is usually a metallic ringing sound rather than any heavy collision noise
clash
vsclang
16 2.7

A loud repeating sound made when hard things hit

is usually metallic in tone rather than defined by two objects colliding
clank
vsclang
15 5.2

A loud metallic sound that often repeats or echoes

is similar but focuses on the direct sound rather than echoing effect
clangor
vsclang
1 8.4

A loud, continuous ringing metal sound like bells or machines

is often repeated but tends not to be continuously sustained
clangoring
vsclang
9.1

A loud metallic sound that repeats, like bells ringing

is often repeated but not necessarily a continuous sustained sound
tonk
vsclang
9.9

A loud metallic sound like a clunk or thud

is more resonant and ringing rather than a dull hollow or thudding sound

Antonyms

silence
660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

to whisper
586 1.0

To speak very quietly using only breath so one person can hear

How Loud

clangor
1 8.4
clang
28 3.9
to clank
8 3.5
clink
19 5.3
chime
23 1.7
tinkle
12 4.4

Surface Forms

clang singular
clangs plural

Etymology

A clang is the loud, ringing sound of metal hitting metal, and the word comes from copying that noise, so a clang is exactly that 'loud, ringing metal sound'.