Associations to the word «Clanging»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
CLANG, noun. A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other.
CLANG, noun. Quality of tone.
CLANG, noun. The cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose.
CLANG, noun. (psychology) (psychiatry) A word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders.
CLANG, verb. (transitive) To strike (objects) together so as to produce a clang.
CLANG, verb. (intransitive) To give out a clang; to resound.
Dictionary definition
CLANG, noun. A loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells".
CLANG, verb. Make a loud noise; "clanging metal".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.