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Clang meaning
A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other. | Quality of tone. | The cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose.
Example sentences (11)
Instead, it landed with a clang in October, as the company belatedly began to realise that things had turned south.
NORTHBOROUGH – The chatter and laughter that filled the room was abruptly interrupted by the piercing clang of a gong.
Trolley drivers Brian and Mike might even let you clang the bell.
Ottawa (5-0-6-6) had two shots clang off the crossbar early in the game and Ottawa captain Brianne Jenner had an open shot over a sprawled Frankel clank off the upright in the final half-minute of overtime.
Edmonton's Sean Whyte hit from 44 yards but also saw a 45-yard attempt clang off the upright.
The clang of a weight rack reverberates through the air, medicine balls flying high to the rhythmic thwacks of nearby jump ropes.
Three men from the church made it happen, and it sang out loud and proud with each clang, with all very happy that the bell was back where it belonged.
As the group drew closer to Lexington, the town bell began to clang rapidly, upon which one of the captives proclaimed to the British soldiers "The bell's a'ringing!
In 2012 Stephenson launched a Kickstarter campaign for CLANG, a realistic sword fighting fantasy game.
Several public echos soon followed, including GAYNET and CLANG.
The specific mallets used can have a great effect on the tonal characteristics of the sound produced, ranging from a bright metallic clang to a mellow ring with no obvious initial attack.