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clangor

[ klang-er, klang-ger ]

/ ˈklæŋ ər, ˈklæŋ gər /

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noun

a loud, resonant sound; clang.

clamorous noise.

verb (used without object)

to make a clangor; clang.

Also especially British, clang·our.

Origin of clangor

1585–95; < Latin: loud sound, noise, equivalent to clang(ere) to clang + -or -or¹

usage note for clangor

See -our.

OTHER WORDS FROM clangor

clang·or·ous, adjective clang·or·ous·ly, adverb

Words nearby clangor

clandestine, clang, clang association, clanger, clanging, clangor, clangour, clank, clannish, clansman, clanswoman

Example sentences from the Web for clangorous

He had a habit of smiting the keyboard, and massive chords, clangorous harmonies inevitably preluded his performances.

Melomaniacs |James Huneker
Then we pray to the holy deity, Pallas of the clangorous arms, the first to welcome our cheers.

The Aeneid of Virgil |Virgil
And with the clangorous metal pail he smote the ugly, brutish skull.

Darkness and Dawn |George Allan England
"That's not a con-tin-gen-cy," said Barbara, and for more than a minute they listened to the clangorous racket of the rails.

John March, Southerner |George W. Cable

Her lips parted; from them came another trumpeting—tyrannic, arrogant and clangorous.

The Metal Monster |A. Merritt