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CLANGOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A loud resonant repeating noise
Example:
he could hear the clang of distant bells
Synonyms:
clang; clangor; clangoring; clangour; clank; clash; crash
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("clangor" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Derivation:
clang; clangor (make a loud noise)
clangor (make a loud resonant noise)
clangorous (having a loud resonant metallic sound)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make a loud noise
Example:
clanging metal
Synonyms:
clang; clangor
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "clangor" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sentence examples:
Cars clangor in the streets
The streets clangor with cars
Derivation:
clangor (a loud resonant repeating noise)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Make a loud resonant noise
Example:
the alarm clangored throughout the building
Synonyms:
clangor; clangour
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "clangor" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
clangor (a loud resonant repeating noise)
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