Hypertext Webster Gateway: "clang"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Clang \Clang\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clanged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Clanging}.] [L. clangere; akin to Gr. ? to clash, scream; or
perh. to E. clank.]
To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound.
The fierce Caretes . . . clanged their sounding arms.
--Prior.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Clang \Clang\, v. i.
To give out a clang; to resound. ``Clanging hoofs.''
--Tennyson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Clang \Clang\, n.
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.) Quality of tone.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
clang
n : a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of
distant bells" [syn: {clangor}, {clangour}, {clangoring},
{clank}, {clash}, {crash}]
v : make a loud noise, as if striking metal [syn: {clangor}]
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