clanging
present participle ofclang
| 单词 | clanging |
| 释义 | clanging present 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
clangnoun[Cusually singular]ukus Thebellmade aresoundingclang. Examplesofclangingclanging In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. You young men who now lounge about with your hands in your pockets can do something to prevent the doorclangingshut on your future. From theCambridge English Corpus A barking dog, a rooster, the rattle of shutters, a fountain or theclangingof a bucket in a nearby well were spatial markers to those who knew the neighbourhood. From theCambridge English Corpus There is a greatclangingnoise receding behind this whole area of discussion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course not; at that stage, they were stillclangingto the poll tax. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 An exhibition does not consist merely in art shows, or in theclangingof machinery, or in panoramas and strange buildings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Without this we are butclangingcymbals, professional or otherwise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The clamour andclangingof machines places to-day a great strain on the nervous system of the miner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 How can other newspapers do their duty with the chainsclangingabout them? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No motorist objects when he hears an ambulance or fire engineclangingits bell behind him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 First, children, in particular, go to bed fairly early and are woken up quite often by thisclangingand wretched din in the street. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But the pattern of spending capital isclanging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Obviously there is a loud sound of stable doorsclangingafter the horse has bolted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are no heavyclangingdoors, but light ones; and there are inlaid wooden floors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We rang an ancientclangingbell and were taken by an old crone down dank passages until we came to the only room which appeared to be on show. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are no "clanginggates" there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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