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clanging

adjective as in metallic

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.

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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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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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