clangorously
adverb
clan·gor·ous
ˈklaŋ-ə-rəs also -gə-rəs 
: noisy and resounding
clangorous locomotive works—
C. V. Hancock
: filled with usually confused noise
C. V. Hancockjammed streets and clangorous air—R. H. Rovere
R. H. Rovere
clangorously
adverb
Examples of clangor in a Sentence
Noun
the clangor of pots and pans coming from the kitchen as the cooks threw together an impromptu meal
the clangor of a battle in the Middle Ages, as steel hit against steel a thousand times
Recent Examples on the Web
Helen A. Cooper,
WSJ,
10 June 2022
Not the clangor of blades, nor a rousing drumbeat and song to keep our hearts aloft.
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Jess Grey,
Wired,
16 Oct. 2021
In the old hall, the orchestra was constricted by a low-ceilinged box that sent reflections pinging around the musicians, assaulting them with their own clangor.
—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
11 Oct. 2021
In its place is a quiet that can allow us once again to think, communicate, solve problems and look ahead without having to first drown out the clangor.
—
Brian Stelter,
CNN,
25 Nov. 2020
The trio blasted through the scherzo, a quintessential Ivesian clangor that mashes together a whole sheaf of folk tunes and hymns.
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Zoë Madonna,
BostonGlobe.com,
3 July 2019
Smith got to walk heroically through the throng gathered at Independence Hall, ring the Bell to trigger the great national clangor, and be interviewed for the many stories the government’s war propaganda office set up.
—
Stephen Fried,
Smithsonian,
29 Apr. 2017
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Noun
The clangor of the factory bell on the mill’s roof sends a bird into flight, signaling the start of another 10- to 12-hour workday for all four women.
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Helen A. Cooper,
WSJ,
10 June 2022
Not the clangor of blades, nor a rousing drumbeat and song to keep our hearts aloft.
—
Jess Grey,
Wired,
16 Oct. 2021
In the old hall, the orchestra was constricted by a low-ceilinged box that sent reflections pinging around the musicians, assaulting them with their own clangor.
—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
11 Oct. 2021
In its place is a quiet that can allow us once again to think, communicate, solve problems and look ahead without having to first drown out the clangor.
—
Brian Stelter,
CNN,
25 Nov. 2020
The trio blasted through the scherzo, a quintessential Ivesian clangor that mashes together a whole sheaf of folk tunes and hymns.
—
Zoë Madonna,
BostonGlobe.com,
3 July 2019
Smith got to walk heroically through the throng gathered at Independence Hall, ring the Bell to trigger the great national clangor, and be interviewed for the many stories the government’s war propaganda office set up.
—
Stephen Fried,
Smithsonian,
29 Apr. 2017
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“Clangor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clangor. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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