clangors 1 of 2

noun

plural of clangor
1
as in noises
loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound the clangor of pots and pans coming from the kitchen as the cooks threw together an impromptu meal

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2
as in clashes
the loud sound made when metal strikes metal the clangor of a battle in the Middle Ages, as steel hit against steel a thousand times

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clangors

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verb

present tense third-person singular of clangor
as in clangs

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  1. noises
  2. clashes
  3. crashes
  4. roars
  5. rings
  6. rattles
  7. clangs
  8. chatters
Noun
  • Sparks, buzzing, crackling, snapping or popping noises can all indicate that there may be electricity in the water.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • China’s government is now making noises about a need to resume crude imports as its own national reserve falls below comfort levels.
    — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of noises
Noun
  • The border confrontation continued for 73 days, with occasional clashes that left soldiers on both sides injured.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026
  • Delhi Police said that around 180 people were injured amid the Monday clashes, including 118 security personnel and 60 protesters.
    — Connor Greene, Time, 22 July 2026
Definition of clashes
Verb
  • Waymo’s support team is automatically notified if the vehicle crashes, and a roadside assistance representative will come to the collision site to assess the situation in person.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • Garner stars as famous chef Hollis Shaw, who hosts a girls’ trip with her closest friends, while Greer stars as Electra Undergrove, who crashes the group’s getaway.
    — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of crashes
Noun
  • Johnson’s first budget made the CARE pilot permanent and doubled staff positions in 2024, to roars of approval from his progressive base.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • The cheers and the roars reverberated around NRG Stadium.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of roars
Noun
  • Thekla put willow in the rings of Saturn but Willow bit the fingers of Thekla.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • But the upside of Myers — and his four rings from Golden State — speaking directly to Paul outweighed the potential minuses.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of rings
Noun
  • Jigs with rattles are most productive and a big, active trailer is the way to go in muddy water.
    — David A. Brown, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
  • The seeds are loose and clatter around inside the pods, giving baptisia the name rattleweed, as children once used the seedpods as rattles.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
Definition of rattles
Noun
  • The soundtrack—by the frequent Hans Zimmer collaborator David Fleming—is a delight, a polyphonic mood board of ghost-clangs, spooky bassoons, lyrical electro-motifs, and sighing sea themes.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • The album’s official versions smooth out some of the buzzy sibilance of the bootlegs, but Hold Onto Me Infinity accommodates lots of tasteful clangs and wubs.
    — H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026
Definition of clangs
Noun
  • Sustained support from the strings gives way to watery ripples and busy chatters, with piquant harmonic implications.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Since then, there have been chatters about a revival of GQ China, with some claiming that Jonathan Newhouse personally intervened to improve the relationship between Condé Nast and the Chinese authorities, hoping for a new permit.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026
Definition of chatters
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