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clang

clang [ klang ]


transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle clanged, present participle clang·ing, 3rd person present singular clangs)
Definition:
 
1. make loud ringing noise: to make the ringing sound of two metal objects hitting each other

2. move making clanging sound: to move or operate with a clanging sound



noun  (plural clangs)
Definition:
 
loud ringing noise: a ringing sound made by two metal objects hitting each other

[Late 16th century. < Latin clangere "emit a ringing sound"]
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