clanging
Syllables: clang·ing/ˈklæŋ.ɪŋ/
clanging is the present participle and gerund of clang.
Noun
clanging (countable and uncountable, plural clangings)
- A noise that clangs.
- From the nearby rail yards came clangings, groanings, chuggings.1997, Helen Papanikolas, A Greek Odyssey in the American West, page 5
- A mode of speech (or writing) characterized by compulsive association of words based upon sound rather than meaning.
Meaning of clang
Verb
clang (third-person singular simple present clangs, present participle clanging, simple past and past participle clanged)
- To strike (objects) together so as to produce a clang.
- Around, the first Curetes (order solemn / To thy foreknowing mother!) trod tumultuous / Their mystic dance, and clanged their sounding arms; [...]a. 1722 (date written), Matthew Prior, “The First Hymn of Callimachus. To Jupiter.”, in The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior […], Edinburgh: James Nichol, […], published 1858, →OCLC, page 207, lines...
- To give out a clang; to resound.
- Middlesbrough will wonder whether it might have been different if the volley that Jelle Vossen slashed towards John Ruddy’s net after nine minutes had been a couple inches lower rather than clanging off the crossbar. They should not dwell on that moment too long, however.2015 May 25, Daniel Taylor, “Norwich reach Premier League after early blitz sees off Middlesbrough”, in The Guardian (London)
- To utter a word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders.
Forms of clanging
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Words formed from clanging
Words that rhyme with clanging
Questions about clanging
- What does clanging mean?
- Clanging means a noise that clangs.
- What is clanging the present participle and gerund of?
- Clanging is the present participle and gerund of clang.
- What part of speech is clanging?
- Clanging is a noun.
- How do you pronounce clanging?
- Clanging is pronounced /ˈklæŋ.ɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of clanging?
- The plural of clanging is clangings.
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