Clang — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a loud resonant repeating noise

make a loud noise

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈʌmi/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspɹˈuːfs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspɹˈuːfs/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈʌmi/.

Examples

he could hear the clang of distant bells
clanging metal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clangor clangour clangoring clash crash clank

Parts of Speech

noun	a loud resonant repeating noise “he could hear the clang of distant bells”
verb	make a loud noise “clanging metal”

Word Forms

clang	verb	make a loud noise
clangorous	adjective	having a loud resonant metallic sound
clangor	verb	make a loud noise
clangour	verb	make a loud resonant noise
clank	verb	make a clank
crash	verb	move with, or as if with, a crashing noise
clang	noun	a loud resonant repeating noise
clangor	noun	a loud resonant repeating noise
clanger	noun	a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

bruit

un bruit fort et répétitif

🇪🇸Spanish

sonido metálico

un ruido fuerte y resonante que se repite

🇮🇹Italian

clangore

un forte rumore ripetuto e risonante

🇳🇱Dutch

klink

een luid, resonerend, herhalend geluid

🇵🇹Portuguese

clangor

um ruído alto e ressonante de repetição

🇷🇺Russian

лязг

громкий резонансный повторяющийся шум

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बजना

एक ज़ोरदार प्रतिध्वनि बार-बार आने वाला शोर

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝনঝন

একটি জোরে অনুরণিত পুনরাবৃত্তি গোলমাল

🇮🇳Tamil

கணகண வென்ற சப்தம்

ஒரு உரத்த எதிரொலி மீண்டும் மீண்டும் சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గణగణమని ద్వని చేయు

ఒక పెద్ద ప్రతిధ్వని పునరావృత శబ్దం

🇮🇳Marathi

आवाज

एक मोठा अनुनाद पुनरावृत्ती होणारा आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

રણકાર

જોરથી રેઝોનન્ટ પુનરાવર્તિત અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖಣಿಲು

ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತಿಧ್ವನಿಸುವ ಪುನರಾವರ್ತಿತ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൈമുട്ട്

ഒരു ഉച്ചത്തിലുള്ള അനുരണനം ആവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੰਟਾ

ਇੱਕ ਉੱਚੀ ਗੂੰਜਦਾ ਦੁਹਰਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਸ਼ੋਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

بجنا

ایک تیز گونجنے والا شور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

铛

响亮的重复噪音

🇯🇵Japanese

カラン

大きな共鳴音が繰り返される

🇰🇷Korean

그 소리

큰 공명 반복 소음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kêu vang

một tiếng ồn lặp đi lặp lại cộng hưởng lớn

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงดังกราว

เสียงดังก้องกังวานซ้ำไปซ้ำมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

dentang

suara berulang yang bergema keras

🇲🇾Malay

berdenting

bunyi berulang bergema yang kuat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رنة

ضجيج متكرر عالي الرنين

🇮🇷Persian

زنگ زدن

صدای تکراری طنین انداز بلند

🇹🇷Turkish

çınlama

yüksek rezonans tekrarlayan gürültü

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