clang

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other.

   • Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer Came down upon her head Clang, clang, Maxwell's silver hammer Made sure that she was dead
2. 2

   Quality of tone.

3. 3

   The cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose.

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   1. 4

      A word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental…

      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 […]
   2. 5

      Alternative form of klang.

   3. 6

      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; [...]
      • A dented metal punching bag waiting to be clanged; a solitary object in the rhino's cage.
   4. 7

      To give out a clang

      To give out a clang; to resound.

      • A cell door clanged metallically and Wentworth was flung inside. He tripped, collapsed upon the concrete floor.
      • The clanging and groaning of the train came nearer, and it staggered slowly into the station like a prey- laden monster into its lair.
   5. 8

      To utter a word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some…

      To utter a word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders.

   6. 9

      Imitative of a loud metallic ringing sound.

   7. 10

      Said after someone has name-dropped (mentioned a famous person with whom they are…

      Said after someone has name-dropped (mentioned a famous person with whom they are acquainted).

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