clang

This sent alarm bells clanging back in Whitehall.

She often prepares athletes to weather the gauntlet of “firsts” — the first shot that clangs, the first whistle, the first crowd cheer — without expecting much beyond survival.

A similar incident occurred in January in Germany when a passenger - this time a fare-dodger - clang to the outside of a German high-speed train.

The ball clanged off the front rim, appearing short — until backspin carried it to the back iron for a second bounce.

He remembers the clanging of metal and the high-pitched whining of steam, as well as the fear of gas leaks.