clang
verb/klæŋ/
/klæŋ/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they clang | /klæŋ/ /klæŋ/ |
| he / she / it clangs | /klæŋz/ /klæŋz/ |
| past simple clanged | /klæŋd/ /klæŋd/ |
| past participle clanged | /klæŋd/ /klæŋd/ |
| -ing form clanging | /ˈklæŋɪŋ/ /ˈklæŋɪŋ/ |
- to make a loud ringing sound like that of metal being hit; to cause something to make this sound synonym clank
- Bells were clanging in the tower.
- + adj. The gates clanged shut.
- clang something + adv./prep. The trams clanged their way along the streets.
- He clanged a spoon against a glass.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryClang is used with these nouns as the subject:- bell
- metal
Word Originlate 16th cent.: imitative, influenced by Latin clangere ‘resound’.Definitions on the go
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