Clang Definition
klăng
clanged, clanging, clangs
noun
clangs
A clanging sound or cry.
Webster's New World
The strident call of a crane or goose.
American Heritage
Quality of tone.
Wiktionary
verb
clanged, clanging, clangs
To make or cause to make a clang.
American Heritage
To cause to make a clanging sound.
Webster's New World
To make, or strike together with, a loud, sharp, ringing sound, as of metal being struck.
Webster's New World
To move with such a sound.
Webster's New World
To make a loud, harsh cry, as esp. the crane does.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Clang
Probably from Latin clangere to ring, clang
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin clangere.
From Wiktionary
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