clanged
past simple and past participle ofclang
clang
verb[IorT]
uk/klæŋ/us/klæŋ/to make alouddeepringingsoundlike that ofmetalbeinghit, or tocausesomething to make thissound:
Hewokeup tohearthesoundofbellsclanging in thedistance.
[+ obj + adj]She clanged themetalgateshutbehind her.
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- babble
- blaze
- bong
- chuff
- clatter
- click away
- clicker
- clinking
- clunk
- crump
- growl
- gunshot
- hiss
- jangling
- plunk
- scrunch
- sonic boom
- tick
- white noise
- whoosh
clang
noun[Cusually singular]ukus
Thebellmade aresoundingclang.
Examplesofclanged
clanged
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
For example, just as we got going the doors of the post officeclangedshut.
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I think, however, that heclangedhis clangers with even more aplomb than usual.
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After they had voted, the position wasclanged; and we do not know what other changes will take place.
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The result was that a large number of the men came, as usual, a few minutes after the hour, and found the iron gatesclangedin their faces.
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About an hour later, sailors ran to their battle stations, steel doorsclangedshut, and all made ready for battle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It brushed the admiral before itclangedto the floor.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Wall swished the first free throw, but the secondclangedoff the glass.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Mason, screened on the play, never saw the puck as itclangedoff the post to his left and into the net for the game winner.
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