clanging 1 of 2

Definition of clangingnext

clanging

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verb

present participle of clang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clanging
Adjective
  • The one eating the pretzels ate her last pretzel, then crushed the little metallic bag in her fist.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • This deep cool brown gets a metallic tinge from bronze brown balayage, making the tresses look super shiny and rich.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The chaos is still an acceptable price to pay for Birney’s expertly offputting performance, a shrill mania that gets increasingly comic over time.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Some cymbal hits came across as slightly shrill thanks to the high-mid emphasis.
    Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Walker, 32, appeared as a senior deckhand on the Bravo show before he was demoted by fellow cast member Kelley Johnson after clashing with coworkers.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Its battery can be positioned to avoid clashing with backpack frames, allowing users to move naturally while carrying larger loads.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Drayton Farley’s latest record may throw some of his most strident fans for a loop.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Virginia Tech likes to muddy games around strident defense and inside action.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The trek up the swinging staircase, twinkle lights clinking with each step, had my heart pounding for more reason than one.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The photo, which is embedded above, shows the three leading ladies Kerry Washington, Elisabeth Moss and Kate Mara clinking glasses with cheerful looks on their faces.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Better yet, visit at the end of September for the Feile Tilting, a celebration of the Titling community’s irish heritage that culminates in what is rumored to be a pretty raucous shed crawl.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The raucous comedy, starring Wendi McLendon-Covey, Allison Tolman and Mekki Leeper among others, follows nurses and doctors in an underfunded hospital.
    Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Mike Lookinland needed a break after playing youngest brother Bobby on five seasons of the squeaky clean family sitcom The Brady Bunch.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Her part, like that of Alice in Barry’s previous opera, is enlivened by delightfully squeaky high notes in unexpected places.
    Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The jangling bleeps and bloops of the arcade game, meanwhile, come to form a score of sorts, a sonic diversion from the real world closing in on Cristian.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Modesty might actually seem attractive, after the nerve-jangling, always-on-tenterhooks Trump years.
    Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Clanging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clanging. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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