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clangour

noun
/ˈklæŋ(ɡ)ə/UK/ˈklæŋ(ɡ)ɚ/CA

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clangor.

  1. borrowed from clangor

Definitions

  1. A loud, repeating clanging sound

    A loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din.

    • H. G. Wells' stark short story "The Cone" tells of a man's macabre revenge worked out in the clangour of a great steel works and railway lines and sidings.

  2. To make a clanging sound.

    • It clangoured through the house like a bell in a tomb.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA