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CLANGOUR
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
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 ("clangour" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Derivation:
clangour (make a loud resonant noise)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
the alarm clangored throughout the building
Synonyms:
clangor; clangour
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "clangour" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
clangour (a loud resonant repeating noise)