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clang noun [ klaŋ ]

• a loud, resonant metallic sound or series of sounds.
• "the steel door slammed shut with a clang"
Similar: reverberation, ringing, ring, ding-dong, bong, peal, chime, toll, clank, clash, crash, clangour, boing,

clang verb

• make or cause to make a clang.
• "the bell of a fire engine clanged"
Similar: reverberate, resound, ring, bong, peal, chime, toll, clank, clash, crash, boing, tang,
Origin: late 16th century: imitative, influenced by Latin clangere ‘resound’.


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