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adjective

as in metallic

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verb

present participle of clang
as in clanking

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Recent Examples of clanging
Adjective
The winter months pass, long nights, a bomb cyclone that buries my basement windows in snow and leaves me to lurk in the dark like a slumbering bear, and then spring arrives abrupt and clanging and golden. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clanging
  1. metallic
  2. clashing
  3. shrill
  4. clinking
  5. strident
  6. clattering
  7. raucous
  8. squeaky
Adjective
  • Rome, where the brand was founded, remains a core inspiration, and this season, silks with a metallic effect added a luxurious shine to Brioni’s color palette, which included white, shades of blue and white and terracotta.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Elizabeth Hurley, 61, stunned in a lacy pink midi dress and metallic heels during a rare, mother-son date night in London with Damian Hurley, 24.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of metallic
Verb
  • The series starred Thompson, who also executive produced, as a former news anchor, who returns to her small town in Georgia to report on a murder and ends up clashing with her ex-husband, played by Bernthal.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Overton inherits an agency that has fired more than 3,000 staff in the past year, whose last commissioner resigned after clashing with the White House.
    — Julie F. Kay, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of clashing
Adjective
  • But about five minutes later, a sharp cracking sound momentarily replaced the shrill squeal of sirens, and the top half of the South Tower imploded, bringing the entire thing down.
    — Timothy Townsend, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The shrill call of the shofar ensures no one falls asleep during lengthy Jewish High Holy Day services each year.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of shrill
Verb
  • Just the sight of the glasses, dewy with condensation on the outside and filled to the rim with clinking ice, nearly chilled my body.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The smell of sterile floors, gowns, instruments on clinking metal trays.
    — Rebekah Taussig, Time, 7 July 2026
Definition of clinking
Adjective
  • This time, the pushback—much of it from officials and journalists who haven’t yet seen it—has been strident and furious.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The announcement from British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband in the House of Commons on Tuesday amounted to one of the most strident steps against Israeli settlements in recent years.
    — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of strident
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, his tactile upright stylings meet the clack of Dannie Richmond’s drums, fostering a clattering percussiveness borrowed from the blues.
    — Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of clattering
Adjective
  • Nico Hoerner got the Cubs’ only hit off King with a one-out infield single in the seventh, but King racked up two more strikeouts to earn the last of several standing ovations from the raucous sellout crowd watching his third career playoff start.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The Braves have earned an extra-large advantage by taking the first game before a raucous afternoon crowd at Truist.
    — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of raucous
Adjective
  • Simply apply with a cotton swab or old toothbrush to remedy those sticky, squeaky hinges.
    — Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 17 Sep. 2026
  • These mechanics have seen everything, most commonly flat tires and squeaky brakes.
    — Melissa May, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of squeaky

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“Clanging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clanging. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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