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clanging

[klang-ing] / ˈklæŋ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
metallic
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NOUN
tintinnabulation
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STRONG


Example Sentences

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Yet, Fire Island as a concept produces nothing more than a toy monkey clanging its cymbals in my brain.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

“My Soul / Half Pint,” which features Dry Cleaning fan Jeff Tweedy of Wilco on clanging guitar, is about a woman who meticulously arranges her house but finds cleaning “demeaning.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

He remembers the clanging of metal and the high-pitched whining of steam, as well as the fear of gas leaks.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

Are the fears of childhood little more than a clanging we try our whole lives to suppress?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

She clenched her jaw as Cain and Grave flew across the sparring ring, swords clanging.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas




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