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clangclang /klæŋ/ verb [intransitive, transitive] clangOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin clangere VERB TABLEclang |
Present | I, you, we, they | clang | | he, she, it | clangs | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | clanged | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have clanged | | he, she, it | has clanged | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had clanged | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will clang | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have clanged |
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Present | I | am clanging | | he, she, it | is clanging | | you, we, they | are clanging | Past | I, he, she, it | was clanging | | you, we, they | were clanging | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been clanging | | he, she, it | has been clanging | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been clanging | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be clanging | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been clanging |
- Somewhere inside the courtyard a bell clanged.
- The prison door clanged shut again.
- A tram clanged loudly past the cart.
- As the door clanged upwards his head turned slowly round so that he was facing the garage.
- Muskets were swung as clubs, pistols were fired point-blank, and swords flashed and clanged.
- On the following morning, I was awakened by the clanging of doors and the activity of inmates serving food.
- Suddenly I was aware that my decadent bath had gone cold and the church bells were clanging the faithful to evensong.
- Then the door clanged open and she thought in surprise, We're down!
sounds made by glass or metal hitting something► clink if something made of glass or metal clinks , it makes a short ringing sound as it hits another glass or metal object: · Their champagne glasses clinked. "Happy Anniversary Darling,'' Roger said.clink against: · She wore at least twenty bracelets, which clinked against each other every time she moved her arm. ► clank if something heavy made of metal clanks , it makes a short, loud noise as it hits another metal object: · The train's carriages clanked and rattled as it crept into the station.· In the harbor, the boats' rigging clanked noisily in the high wind. ► clang if something metal clangs , it makes a loud, long ringing noise when it hits another metal object: · Somewhere inside the courtyard a bell clanged.clang shut: · The prison door clanged shut again. ► jingle if a set of things jingle , especially things made of metal or glass, they make a continuous high musical sound as they hit each other: · The coins in his pocket jingled together noisily.· A herd of goats crossed the beach, the bells around their necks jingling cheerfully. ► ring if something rings , it makes a high, loud, continuous sound after it hits another object: · If you tap something made of good glass, it should keep ringing for quite a long time. ► tinkle to produce the pleasant, high, continuous sound that is made, for example, by light pieces of glass or metal hitting each other: · I rang the bell and heard it tinkle inside.· The ring fell from her hands and went tinkling across the floor. if a metal object clangs, or if you clang it, it makes a loud ringing sound: The gates clanged shut behind her.—clang noun [singular] |