clang
verb
\ ˈklaŋ
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clanged;
clanging;
clangs
Definition of clang
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to make a loud metallic ringing sound
anvils clanged
b
: to go with a clang
2
: to utter the characteristic harsh cry of a bird
: to cause to clang
clang a bell
clang
nounDefinition of clang (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: a loud ringing metallic sound
the clang of a fire alarm
2
: a harsh cry of a bird (such as a crane or goose)
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Examples of clang in a Sentence
Verb
His fork clanged against the plate. The prison door clanged shut. The guard clanged the door shut.Noun
the horseshoe hit the stake with a satisfying clang
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
As the fans celebrated the surprising touchdown, the extra-point attempt by Kaare Vedvik, claimed off waivers Sept. 1 from Minnesota, clanged off the left upright, quickly silencing the crowd. — Dave Caldwell, New York Times, "The Jets of Old Manage to Step All Over a New Season," 8 Sep. 2019 Fans across the West Coast would have been right to clang glasses of delicious craft beer to honor the accomplishment, which would have opened up doors for everyone else the rest of the season. — Los Angeles Times, "College football spotlight: Oregon blows big chance for itself and Pac-12," 31 Aug. 2019 This kit is made of wood, meaning the pieces are light and won’t clang in your bag, but should always be hand-washed. — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, "TSA-Approved Utensils That Are Actually Cute," 27 Aug. 2019 Now he was surrounded by 200 flashing, clanging strangers. — Steve West, sun-sentinel.com, "Creating a new pinball wizard | Opinion," 23 Aug. 2019 Sari van Veenendaal dived to her right and got a hand to the ball, which clanged off the left post. — Andrew Keh, New York Times, "Netherlands Beats Sweden and Will Face U.S. in World Cup Final," 3 July 2019 The home run almost mirrored the one his grandafther hit in 1977 that clanged off the right field roof at Fenway Park. — Brandon Chase, BostonGlobe.com, "Watch Mike Yastrzemski hit a 472-foot home run against the Rockies," 3 Aug. 2019 Reggie Jackson hit a 520-foot pinch hit home run off Ellis that clanged off a Tiger Stadium light tower. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Doc: Let's go back to when we put baseball cards in our bicycle tires and MLB was king.," 6 July 2019 Broock hoped the bike’s chain clanging around the fishbowl would be ideal for something called ambisonic audio, surround sound hearable above, below, and around the listener. — Aric Jenkins, Fortune, "The Fall and Rise of VR: The Struggle to Make Virtual Reality Get Real," 20 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Whether the city is less chaotic was not clear, as the plaza was awash with skateboards, rental bikes, vendors selling bent spoon jewelry, a man lip-syncing to Frank Sinatra for tips, and the clang of a passing antique streetcar. — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, "Step back in history at the Ferry Building, before the days of $5 coffee," 31 Aug. 2019 The title track clangs and echoes; Ms Tucker whispers, chants and howls the words as the song builds. — M.j., The Economist, "Twenty-five years later, Sleater-Kinney are still making vital music," 16 Aug. 2019 Feeling the clang of metal on his molars, Delbert looked down at his meal and saw a gold wedding band gleaming in the batter. — Larry Millett, Twin Cities, "From the archives: Murder-on-a-stick: A Pioneer Press serial mystery novel (Chapter 1)," 21 Aug. 2019 The distinctive clang of metal hitting pavement echoed across Hong Kong. — Yanan Wang, The Christian Science Monitor, "Why Hong Kong protests ebb and flow, like water," 5 Aug. 2019 The sun hasn’t even risen and the clang of metal is reverberating through a gym near Mexico City. — Washington Post, "Lawyer to be Mexico’s first body builder at Pan Am Games," 18 July 2019 Many brought pots and pans to clang alongside the sounds of salsa streaming from radios. — Andrew Boryga, sun-sentinel.com, "Florida’s Puerto Ricans push for change, even beyond Gov. Ricardo Rosselló's resignation," 25 July 2019 The place has air conditioning, but many of the player’s T-shirts are soaked to a charcoal color by perspiration, and the sound of their work — the clang of weights hitting the floor — can be heard over music blaring from a speaker. — Eric Sondheimercolumnist, Los Angeles Times, "Belmont High football coach Scott McLane finds inspiration in trying times," 19 July 2019 Ephraim Simasiku, 71, spent a whole month stringing metal cans along a wire to create a fence around his farm that, with its glint and clang, might scare off elephants. — Max Bearak, Washington Post, "‘I hate elephants’: Behind the backlash against Botswana’s giants," 7 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clang.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for clang
clang
verb
English Language Learners Definition of clang
: to make or cause (something) to make the loud, ringing sound of metal hitting against something
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clang
verb
\ ˈklaŋ
\
\
clanged;
clanging
Kids Definition of clang
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to make or cause to make the loud ringing sound of metal hitting something
The pots clanged together.
clang
nounKids Definition of clang (Entry 2 of 2)
: a loud ringing sound like that made by pieces of metal striking together
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