Definition

1. Noun:

   • A loud, resonant, and often harsh or ringing noise, typically produced by the striking of metal objects. It emphasizes both the volume and the reverberating quality of the sound.

2. Verb:

   • To make a loud, resonant, and often harsh ringing noise.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • The clangour of the factory bells signaled the end of the shift.
  • A sudden clangour from the construction site made everyone jump.

• Verb:

  • The church bells clangoured across the valley every Sunday morning.
  • The pots and pans clangoured as they fell to the kitchen floor.

Advanced Usage

• "to be filled with clangour": to be full of loud, resonant noise.

  • The medieval battlefield was filled with the clangour of swords and shields.

• "to rise above the clangour": to become noticeable despite a lot of loud, competing noise (often used figuratively).

  • Her voice rose above the clangour of the political debate.

Variants and Related Words

• Clangor (noun/verb): The primary American English spelling of "clangour".
• Clang (noun/verb): A single, loud, resonant metallic sound. It is often shorter or less sustained than a clangour.
  • The clang of the hammer on the anvil was deafening.
• Clangorous (adjective): Characterized by or producing a clangour.
  • The clangorous atmosphere of the metal workshop.

Synonyms

• Din: A loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise.
• Clamor: A loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting.
• Clatter: A continuous rattling sound as of hard objects falling or striking each other.
• Peal: A loud ringing of a bell or bells.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases

(Note: "Clangour" itself is not typically used in phrasal verb constructions. The related verb "clang" is used instead.) - Clang against: To strike something with a loud, resonant metallic sound. - The gate clanged against the post in the wind.

Related Idioms

• None directly with "clangour". However, the concept is often evoked in idioms about noise:
  • To make a din/clatter: To create a lot of loud, disruptive noise.

Noun

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

Verb

1. make a loud resonant noise
   • the alarm clangored throughout the building