Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
clanging en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈklɛ̃ŋ.ɪŋ/ æ-raising
- /ˈklæŋ.ɪŋ/ without æ-raising
- /ˈkleɪ̯ŋ.ɪŋ/ æ-raising
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A noise that clangs.
From the nearby rail yards came clangings, groanings, chuggings.
1997, Helen Papanikolas, A Greek Odyssey in the American West, page 5:
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(countable, uncountable) A mode of speech (or writing) characterized by compulsive association of words based upon sound rather than meaning.
Forms
Deriveds
clangingly
clanging en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈklɛ̃ŋ.ɪŋ/ æ-raising
- /ˈklæŋ.ɪŋ/ without æ-raising
- /ˈkleɪ̯ŋ.ɪŋ/ æ-raising
Meanings
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of clang