/ klæŋ; NAmE / verb
[usually + adv. / prep. ] to make a loud ringing sound like that of metal being hit; to cause sth to make this sound
SYN clank :
[ v ]
Bells were clanging in the tower.
[ v - adj ]
The gates clanged shut .
[ vn ]
The trams clanged their way along the streets.
► clang (also clang·ing ) noun [ usually sing. ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: imitative, influenced by Latin clangere resound.