CLANG

I. verb Etymology: Latin ~ere; akin to Greek klazein to scream, bark, Old English hliehhan to laugh Date: 1576 intransitive verb 1. to make a loud metallic ringing sound , to go with a ~, to utter the characteristic harsh cry of a bird, transitive verb to cause to ~ , II. noun Date: 1557 a loud ringing metallic sound , a harsh cry of a bird (as a crane or goose)