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to clangor

to clangor

9.2
To make a loud, ringing metal sound
  • verb
  • /ˈklæŋɡər/
translation icon : clangorar
  • As the workers hammered the steel, their tools clangored loudly against the metal beams.

Examples

  • The cathedral bells clangor through the night, echoing across the silent town.

  • The bells clangored loudly during the ceremony.

  • As the workers hammered the steel, their tools clangored against the metal beams.

  • In the factory, the machines clangor with deafening regularity.

  • The construction site was filled with clangoring sounds.

  • The construction equipment clangored as it was operated, creating a cacophony of metallic sounds.

  • During the festival, the metal drums clangored in rhythm, drawing everyone's attention.

Synonyms

to ring
vsto clangor
430 1.0

To make a clear sound like a bell that can be heard far away

is more metallic and resonant rather than a generic echoing tone
to clatter
vsto clangor
29 3.9

To make a loud rattling sound by hitting hard things together

is more a single resonant metallic tone rather than repeated strikes
to ring out
vsto clangor
26 3.6

To make a loud clear sound that people can hear far away

is more metallic and resonant rather than merely loud and clear
to clang
vsto clangor
11 3.5

To make a loud, ringing sound like metal hitting metal

is the same meaning but is a different word form used in writing
to clank
vsto clangor
8 3.5

To make a loud sound when metal hits something

is more resonant and sustaining rather than short and percussive
to brattle
vsto clangor
  • Archaic
9.9

A loud rattling sound when metal or hard things hit each other

is more a single resonant metallic tone rather than a rattling series

Antonyms

to hush
33 3.4

Make a person or thing quiet so others stop making noise

How Loud

to clangor
9.2
to clang
11 3.5
to clank
8 3.5
to clink
16 5.1
chime
23 1.7
tinkle
12 4.4

Surface Forms

clangor infinitive
clangored past
clangored past participle
clangoring present participle
clangors third person singular

Morphology

clangor = clang (semi-transparent) = clang + or

The relation to clang is clear, but the -or ending is not a fully productive English sound-forming suffix, so the meaning is only partly predictable.

Etymology

Clangor comes from the Latin verb clangere, which means 'to make a loud ringing sound'. Think of the short English word clang—to clangor is to make that loud, metallic ringing noise.