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clanging

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verb

present participle of clang

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Adjective
  • The other form, metallic palladium (Pd⁰), takes over afterward, hydrogenating the resulting fragments into stable compounds like cyclohexanol and cyclohexane.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Something else that supports the hypothesis that recent meteors have been larger than usual is the prevalence of sonic booms — loud, explosive sounds caused by shockwaves when meteoroids, small rocky or metallic bodies from space, penetrate deeper into the Earth's atmosphere than usual.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Some cymbal hits came across as slightly shrill thanks to the high-mid emphasis.
    Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
  • And each dares to honor the humanity in characters often reduced to predators and prey by one faction, shrill social justice warriors and brave free thinkers by another.
    Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Homes, shops, and temples express individual identities, sometimes clashing, often improvised, yet always alive.
    Big Think, Big Think, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Some protesters also have worn masks while clashing with immigration agents.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Virginia Tech likes to muddy games around strident defense and inside action.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • As Americans shifted their attention to both British enemies and Indian enemies, these propaganda campaigns became more strident and generated debates about racial characteristics.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 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
  • The raucous punk-rockers will release Public Luxury, the follow-up to 2017’s Cost of Living, on June 26, via Sub Pop.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Tiafoe said he was energized by the raucous Miami crowd.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • The young woman known for a squeaky voice similar to Minnie Mouse left behind not only her weeks old son, but a large family with 15 siblings, many aunts and uncles, a father and stepfather and mother who many say was her best friend and constant companion.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 26 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 30 Mar. 2026.

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