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v. t. [imp. & pp. CLANGED; p. pr. & vb. n. CLANGING.] [Lat. clangere, Ger. klingen, O. H. Ger. klingan, chlingan, Gr. κλάζω, p. κέκλαγγα. See infra.] To strike together with a ringing metallic sound.
They clanged their sounding arms. Prior.
v. n. To produce a sharp, shrill sound. “Clanging hoofs.” Tennyson.
n. [From the verb; Ger., Dan., & Sw. klang, sound, from the pret. of klingen, D. klank, Lat. clangor. See supra.] A sharp, ringing sound, like that made by metallic substances when struck together.
The broadsword’s deadly clang, As if a thousand anvils rang. W. Scott.
To make a sharp, ringing noise, as of pieces of metal struck together; to clang.