clang Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a loud resonant repeating noise
    clank; crash; clash; clangour; clangoring; clangor.
    • he could hear the clang of distant bells
  2. verb make a loud noise
    clangor.
    • clanging metal

WordNet

Clang transitive verb
Etymology
L. clangere; akin to Gr. to clash, scream; or perh. to E. clank.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Clanged ; present participle & verbal noun Clanging
Definitions
  1. To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound.
    The fierce Caretes . . . clanged their sounding arms. Prior.
Clang intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To give out a clang; to resound. "Clanging hoofs." Tennyson.
Clang noun
Definitions
  1. A loud, ringing sound, like that made by metallic substances when clanged or struck together.
    The broadsword's deadly clang, As if a thousand anvils rang. Sir W. Scott.
  2. (Mus.) Qualyty of tone.

Webster 1913