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clanging

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


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The ship lacks the usual clanging metal rigging of a modern sailboat, so the two-hour, $80 journey was nearly silent.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

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

There is less shouting, banging and clanging and fewer voices raised in anger.

From BBC Nov. 25, 2025

I try to climb to my feet, struggling against the ropes, alarm and a powerful headache both clanging in my head, but there’s no getting free.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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