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clanging

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verb

present participle of clang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clanging
Adjective
  • The metallic red and green hues deliver that classic Christmas feel, while the rose gold and gold tones add a bit of sparkle to your daily hydration, and can only be found at Target.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Glassware without a microwave-safe label should not be used, including non-tempered glass, antique or fragile glassware, or glass with metallic trims or decorations.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Arriving in January, the California Post will be Murdoch’s transplant of his right-leaning tabloid the New York Post, replete with shrill headlines and randy gossip.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
  • One option is to simply double down on the existing approach and become shriller.
    Robert G. Eccles, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Amazon and Perplexity are clashing in court over agentic commerce.
    Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Attorneys submitted video from an incident in Evanston, IL last Friday which allegedly showed agents clashing with protesters and individuals involved in a collision with a government vehicle.
    Armando Garcia, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Spanberger and Sherrill should, and will, face strident calls from their LGBTQ+ constituents to go further in their support for trans people of all ages, and to not let misinformation and propaganda cloud their decisionmaking while in office.
    Samantha Riedel, Them., 6 Nov. 2025
  • Newsom’s anti-energy agenda has been forceful, strident and clear from his first days in the governor’s mansion.
    Will Oneill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Their table was conspicuously positioned near the restaurant’s front windows, offering onlookers a clear view of the three billionaires clinking glasses and linking arms for a toast.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Everyone in the room seemed to know each other, laughing and clinking glasses in lively clusters.
    Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Sports radio can be loud and raucous, blaring with bluster and bellowing.
    Scott Simon, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The Aztecs make their second trip to Phoenix in a month, this time to face controversial new conference member GCU in one of the nation’s most raucous home-court atmospheres.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Elizabeth Berkley rose to fame playing the uptight Jessie Spano on Saved by the Bell (1989–1993), then shattered her squeaky clean image with a revealing turn in Paul Verhoeven's notorious Showgirls (1995).
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The addition of bisabolol (from chamomile) and antioxidant vitamin E provides extra comfort and protection, so your skin feels clean, balanced, and refreshed (not squeaky or irritated).
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Judge Sara Ellis has listened to hours of testimony from citizens' accounts of jarring encounters with federal agents.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Throw in the six sacks the Titans defense secured and the numbers get even more jarring.
    Nick Suss, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Clanging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clanging. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.

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