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clangier

clangier is the comparative form of clangy.

Meaning of clangy

Adjective

clangy (comparative clangier, superlative clangiest)

  1. Having a clanging sound.
    • And so is the music that sounds so squeaky and clangy to Western ears.1940, Mordecai Gorelik, New theatres for old
  2. Of the nature of a clang.
    • The customer states that there are a lot of bangy and clangy noises coming from under the hood.

Questions about clangier

What is clangier the comparative form of?
Clangier is the comparative form of clangy.

Words near clangier in the dictionary

  1. clang
  2. clanged
  3. clanger
  4. clangerous
  5. clangers
  6. clangier
  7. clangiest
  8. clangily
  9. clanging
  10. clangingly
  11. clangings

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