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clangor
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  1. clangor
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1clan·gor

noun \ˈklaŋ-ər also -gər\

Definition of CLANGOR

: a resounding clang or medley of clangs <the clangor of hammers>
— clan·gor·ous \-(g)ə-rəs\ adjective
— clan·gor·ous·ly adverb
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Examples of CLANGOR

  1. <the clangor of pots and pans coming from the kitchen as the cooks threw together an impromptu meal>
  2. <the clangor of a battle in the Middle Ages, as steel hit against steel a thousand times>

Origin of CLANGOR

Latin clangor, from clangere
First Known Use: 1593

Related to CLANGOR

Synonyms
babel, blare, bluster, bowwow, brawl, bruit [archaic], cacophony, chatter, clamor, noise, decibel(s), din, discordance, katzenjammer, racket, rattle, roar
Antonyms
quiet, silence, silentness, still, stillness

2clangor

intransitive verb

Definition of CLANGOR

: to make a clangor

First Known Use of CLANGOR

1837

Rhymes with CLANGOR

banger, clanger, ganger, hangar, hanger, Langer, twanger

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