Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective emitting a series of clangs, as of metal objects colliding.
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- verb Present participle of
clang . - noun A noise that
clangs .
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- adjective having a loud resonant metallic sound
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Examples
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He made his announcement in short, clanging words.
The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1989
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There was much cheering and clanging from the Norwegians.
NYT > Home Page By JOHN BRANCH 2010
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There was more cheering and clanging from the Germans.
NYT > Home Page By JOHN BRANCH 2010
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On a side note, and with fear of name clanging, I was taught ‘film as fine art’ under Guy Sherwin, and I am sure he would be delighted but embarrassed to be called an “old master.”
Ballardian » Escaping the gaze: A review of John Foxx's Tiny Colour Movies 2008
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I like these posters, their not the best by far but they are better than most posters being printed out these days abergamo pretty badass posters. i like the modern text in the font it really makes them stand out from your typical sword clanging action movies.
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The endorsement was a sword clanging against Bush's political armor.
Archive 2004-09-01 2004
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But he did not fire, even when master Nikolai fell, the sword clanging to the dirt-covered cobbles.
The Goblin Mirror Cherryh, C. J. 1992
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But he did not fire, even when master Nikolai fell, the sword clanging to the dirt-covered cobbles.
The Goblin Mirror Cherryh, C. J. 1992
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Through the black woods rang the sound of a sword clanging against a steel shin guard.
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They recalled the clanging sounds of "trays of cutlery" and "billiard cues" heard in "Metal Gods," which became a concert favorite along with "The Rage."
TradingMarkets 2010
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