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单词 clang
释义 clang
I. \ˈklaŋ, -aiŋ\
now dialect
past of cling
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin clangere to sound (as of a trumpet), scream (as of an eagle); akin to Greek klazein to scream, bark, roar, Lithuanian klagėti to cackle, cluck, and Old English hlōwan to moo — more at low
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to make a loud resounding sound like that of a trumpet or especially like pieces of metal struck together
  < clanging anvils >
  < every steeple … began to clang joyfully — Dorothy C. Fisher >
 b. : to proceed or function in such a way as to produce a loud resounding noise
  < a cable car clanged up the hill — J.B.Clayton >
  < the convoy … clanged over cobblestones — Earle Birney >
2. of a bird : to produce a harsh cry or scream
 < wedges of clanging geese — Nature Magazine >
 < a stream of ducks flowed clanging by — Eileen Duggan >
transitive verb
: to produce a resonant noise with or on : ring
 < clang a bell >
 < the gates of the elevator are clanged in his face — Rebecca West >
III. noun
(-s)
: a loud resounding sound or noise like that made by a trumpet or especially by metal objects struck together : ring
 < the clang of a gong >
 < the clang and bang of a boiler factory — Lamp >
specifically : the resonant cry of a bird (as a crane or goose)
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