clangour
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clangour — (US clangor) ► NOUN ▪ a continuous clanging sound. DERIVATIVES clangorous adjective. ORIGIN Latin clangor, from clangere resound … English terms dictionary
clangour — /ˈklæŋə / (say klanguh), /ˈklæŋgə / (say klangguh) noun 1. a loud, resonant sound, as of pieces of metal struck together or of a trumpet; a clang. 2. clamorous noise. –verb (i) 3. to make a clangour; clang. Also, clangor. {Latin} –clangorous,… …
clangour — chiefly British variant of clangor … New Collegiate Dictionary
clangour — 1. noun A loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din. 2. verb To make a clanging sound … Wiktionary
clangour — clang|our clangor [ˈklæŋə US ər] n [U] literary [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: clangere; CLANG] a loud sound that continues for a long time … Dictionary of contemporary English
clangour — clang·our || klæŋgÉ™ n. series of clangs, loud ringing sounds; uproar, racket (also clangor) … English contemporary dictionary
clangour — [ klaŋgə] (US clangor) noun a continuous clanging sound. Derivatives clangorous adjective clangorously adverb Origin C16: from L. clangor, from clangere resound … English new terms dictionary
clangour — BrE, clangor AmE noun (U) the hard ringing sound that is made when metal is hit … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
clangour — UK [ˈklæŋə(r)] / US [ˈklæŋər] noun [uncountable] literary the noise made when metal is hit … English dictionary
clangour — n. loud, often repeated noise … Dictionary of difficult words
