clanging

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But classic feels too fusty and self-conscious, even though “Hokum” has all the tropes: looming figures, clanging bells, ominous dumbwaiters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

“My Soul / Half Pint,” which features Dry Cleaning fan Jeff Tweedy of Wilco on clanging guitar, is about a woman who meticulously arranges her house but finds cleaning “demeaning.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

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

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025

Keith’s drive had just enough behind it, though, clanging off the metal gate barricading the first row of outfield seats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2024

Even as Winifred spoke two grappling hooks with climbing ropes attached came clanging over the parapet and lodged in the joints.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques