词汇 | clangor |
释义 | clangor noun[ U ] US(UKclangour)us/ˈklæŋ.ɚ/uk /ˈklæŋ.ər/ formal the continuous loud noise of something, especially something made of metal, being hit or rung: His music often evokes the pealing or clangor of bells. Synonyms clash crash Noise & noisy abuzz bang something out barky bash something out blast boisterously brouhaha clamour clatter disturbance loudly noisy rackety resonant ring out ring with something rowdily rowdiness rowdy strident Related wordclangorous Examples of clangorclangor I know what the clangor means, and mechanically lay down my work. From Project Gutenberg The door opened promptly to the deep, far-away clangor. From Project Gutenberg Just now there was a sudden terrible clangor in the castle. From Project Gutenberg The room--except for the timed clangor of the electric cars, like the measure of lost minutes--was quiet. From Project Gutenberg The great, oblong, many-windowed carriage manufactories meet one at every turn, and often the smithy stands near with its clangor. From Project Gutenberg Let us be thankful its clangor is so harsh! From Project Gutenberg The alarm bells grew louder in their metallic clangor. From Project Gutenberg Across the writing-table we confronted one another in dismayed silence, whilst, below, the bell sent up its ceaseless clangor. From Project Gutenberg I could hear the throb and clangor of her straining engines. From Project Gutenberg I accept the clangor and jangle of contrary tendencies. From Project Gutenberg He longed with a great longing for sympathy, for love, for the softer influences that cradle even warriors between the clangors of the battles. From Project Gutenberg Down the street from the heart of the city came a sudden clangor. From Project Gutenberg The air was vibrant with the clangor of industry. From Project Gutenberg So great also was the clangor of arms, and such the shoutings and the shrieks, that the noise seemed to ascend to the skies. From Project Gutenberg The brazen bell, like a goblet wrong side up, spills out a great clangor. From Project Gutenberg 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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