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词汇 clanging
释义 clanging
present participle ofclang
clang
verb[ I or T ]
uk /klæŋ/ us /klæŋ/
to make a loud deep ringing sound like that of metal being hit, or to cause something to make this sound: (使)叮当作响;(使)发出当啷声
He woke up to hear the sound of bells clanging in the distance.他醒来时听到远处铃儿叮当作响。
[ + obj + adj ]She clanged the metal gate shut behind her.她哐啷一声把身后的大铁门关上了。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to make a sudden loud sound
bangThe door banged shut.
knockI know when the heating is on because the old radiator begins to knock and hiss.
crackThunder cracked right before it began pouring and we ran for cover.
clankI could tell he was upset by the way the pots clanked in the sink while he was washing up.
clangChurch bells clanged in the distance.
clashThe children covered their ears whenever the cymbals clashed.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
bang around
bleep
boop
choo-choo
chuff
clap along
click away
honk
peal
resonance
rumble
spit
squeak
susurrus
swoosh
thrum
thunk
tick-tock
ticking
whisper

clang


noun[ Cusually singular ]ukus
The bell made a resounding clang.

Examples of clanging


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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


A barking dog, a rooster, the rattle of shutters, a fountain or the clanging of a bucket in a nearby well were spatial markers to those who knew the neighbourhood.
There is a great clanging noise receding behind this whole area of discussion.
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Of course not; at that stage, they were still clanging to the poll tax.
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An exhibition does not consist merely in art shows, or in the clanging of machinery, or in panoramas and strange buildings.
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Without this we are but clanging cymbals, professional or otherwise.
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The clamour and clanging of machines places to-day a great strain on the nervous system of the miner.
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How can other newspapers do their duty with the chains clanging about them?
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No motorist objects when he hears an ambulance or fire engine clanging its bell behind him.
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First, children, in particular, go to bed fairly early and are woken up quite often by this clanging and wretched din in the street.
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But the pattern of spending capital is clanging.
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Obviously there is a loud sound of stable doors clanging after the horse has bolted.
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There are no heavy clanging doors, but light ones; and there are inlaid wooden floors.
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We rang an ancient clanging bell and were taken by an old crone down dank passages until we came to the only room which appeared to be on show.
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There are no "clanging gates" there.
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Probably one could also get rid of the posting of the notice outside the prison, the clanging of the prison bell, and things of that sort.
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