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clanging

[klang-ing] / ˈklæŋ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
metallic
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NOUN
tintinnabulation
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STRONG


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The closing number, “Match-Lit,” features a moody production with a clanging snare drum and bits of pedal-steel guitar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

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

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

Both teams hit goalposts in the second period with Wennberg clanging one early on a Rangers power play and Aleksander Barkov hitting one in close late in the second period.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

Then, I hear the braying of scared sheep and men shouting and the clanging of metal.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri