clangour
US clangor
/ (ˈklæŋɡə, ˈklæŋə) /
noun
a loud resonant often-repeated noise
an uproar
verb
(intr) to make or produce a loud resonant noise
Origin of clangour
1C16: from Latin clangor a noise, from clangere to clang
Derived forms of clangour
- clangorous, adjective
- clangorously, adverb
Words Nearby clangour
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How to use clangour in a sentence
He struggled, he called, he cried; his voice was lost in the din and clangour.
Wood Magic | Richard JefferiesZdenko accidentally knocked down a spear; and the clangour, echoing round the hall, awakened the men.
The Science of Fairy Tales | Edwin Sidney HartlandSo joyously and gloriously ended the year 1810, with the booming of cannon and the loud clangour of the bells.
Ponce de Leon | William PillingIt was of iron, and as he struck it with his hand, returned a hollow clangour.
Auriol | W. Harrison AinsworthI had barely finished when the clangour of a great gong startled me.
The Log of a Sea-Waif | Frank T. Bullen
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