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- pronunciation:
- klaeng
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
clangs, clanging, clanged |
definition: |
to emit a clear, resonant sound or ring, such as that made when two heavy metal objects are struck together.
The dinner bell clanged for almost twenty minutes.- synonyms:
- peal, reverberate, ring
- similar words:
- chime, chink, ding-dong, knell, resound, toll
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related words: |
clank, clash, jangle, jar, racket, sound |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition: |
to cause to clang or ring.
- synonyms:
- ring
- similar words:
- chime, ding, sound, toll
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related words: |
clank, jangle, ring |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
a clanging sound.
the clang of pans on a metal table- synonyms:
- bong, ring
- similar words:
- chime, chink, clank, clink, ding, dong, knell, peal
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related words: |
clash, jangle, jar, toll |
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