Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of clang
nounclanging (countable and uncountable, plural clangings)
plural clangings
- countableuncountableA noise that clangs.
From the nearby rail yards came clangings, groanings, chuggings.
1997, Helen Papanikolas, A Greek Odyssey in the American West, page 5 - countableuncountablehuman sciencesA mode of speech (or writing) characterized by compulsive association of words based upon sound rather than meaning.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving a loud resonant metallic sound
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APA
clanging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clanging
MLA
“clanging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clanging. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clanging,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clanging.
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