Definition

1. Noun:

   • A loud, resonant, metallic sound: A sharp, ringing noise, typically produced when two metal objects strike each other.
   • A loud, repeating noise with a ringing quality: A resonant and often harsh sound that echoes.

2. Verb:

   • To make a loud, resonant metallic sound: To produce a sharp, ringing noise, as of metal being struck.
   • To cause something to make such a sound: To strike or move something so that it produces a loud, clanging noise.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The clang of the blacksmith's hammer filled the workshop.
  • We heard the distant clang of the church bell.

• Verb:

  • The metal gate clanged shut behind him.
  • The workers clanged the pipes together accidentally.

Advanced Usage

• "to clang shut": to close with a loud, metallic ringing sound.

  • The prison door clanged shut, sealing his fate.

• "clang and clatter": a phrase describing a continuous, noisy mixture of loud metallic sounds.

  • The factory was full of the clang and clatter of machinery.

Variants and Related Words

• Clangor (noun): A continuous, loud, resonant clanging sound.

  • The clangor of the city's construction was unbearable.

• Clangorous (adjective): Making a loud, resonant metallic sound.

  • The clangorous noise from the kitchen indicated a busy dinner service.

Synonyms

• Ring: To make a clear, resonant sound.
• Clash: To make a loud, harsh, metallic sound, often from a collision.
• Jangle: To make a harsh, discordant metallic sound.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(This word is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meaning is typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms

• Clang like a bell: To resonate loudly and clearly like a bell when struck.
  • The anvil clanged like a bell with every hit from the hammer.

Noun

1. a loud resonant repeating noise
   • he could hear the clang of distant bells

Verb

1. make a loud noise
   • clanging metal