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clanging

adjective as in metallic

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adjective as in shrill

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noun as in tintinnabulation

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This sent alarm bells clanging back in Whitehall.

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

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One plot point is underscored by clanging church bells that definitely don’t exist on this empty stretch of land.

The hilltop temples echoed with chants, while dance troupes performed with clanging cymbals and bagpipes.

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Are the fears of childhood little more than a clanging we try our whole lives to suppress?

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