clangy

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/ˈklæŋi/

adjective

Having a clanging sound.

“The customer states that there are a lot of bangy and clangy noises coming from under the hood.”

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Meanings

adjectiveclangy (comparative clangier, superlative clangiest)

comparative clangier · superlative clangiest

  1. Having a clanging sound.

    And so is the music that sounds so squeaky and clangy to Western ears.

    1940, Mordecai Gorelik, New theatres for old
  2. Of the nature of a clang.

    The customer states that there are a lot of bangy and clangy noises coming from under the hood.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
clangous

Origin

From clang + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with clangy

tangytwangybangyfangy
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

clangy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clangy

MLA

“clangy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clangy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clangy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clangy.

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