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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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“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

Inside the facility, a clanging noise echoes through the pens.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2024

Both teams hit goalposts in the second period with Wennberg clanging one early on a Rangers power play and Aleksander Barkov hitting one in close late in the second period.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

After fifteen minutes of growing anxiety, I finally heard the clanging of chains on the other side of the door.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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