clanging 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of clangingnext
as in metallic

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clanging

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verb

present participle of clang
as in clanking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clanging
  1. metallic
  2. shrill
  3. strident
  4. raucous
  5. jarring
  6. dissonant
  7. noisy
  8. grating
Adjective
  • Small fragments can cause laceration and punctures to digestive organs, such as the esophagus, stomach or intestines while metallic particles can become lodged in a person's throat and airways.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Throughout her tenure on the show White has worn everything from metallic jumpsuits to sequin gowns.
    Kristopher Fraser, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of metallic
Adjective
  • Like, watched it all the way through from the shrill opening filled with obnoxious kids to the leadenly staged slapstick climax?
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Further down the road, another piper — just playing to play — is sending his shrill notes out into the night sky.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 5 July 2024
Definition of shrill
Adjective
  • Being loud, being strident, making your point at the top of your lungs has become an American style of behavior everywhere, transforming even a pleasant little corner bistro into a frenzied circus of blasting sound, which, studies have shown, can cause hearing damage in those who work in them.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Some candidates have echoed Newsom with a strident tone.
    Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of strident
Adjective
  • Stanley Tucci: How Julia Child Changed My Life Tampopo (1985) Getty Images Juzo Itami's Tampopo is a raucous Japanese comedy filled with vignettes about different characters eating, cooking, and—in the case of a dapper gangster and his girlfriend—engaging erotically with food.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Swift glimmered in her pink and blue bodysuit to a raucous roar from 92,000 screaming fans.
    Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of raucous
Adjective
  • That explains the Pet Shop Boys CD and all the rest, but product placement is always jarring and controversial, even if this was done to anchor the game to an 80s vibe.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Such a detail, says Clavio, will hopefully be found in a future edition, but movement on the screen is slow enough to not be physically jarring and to allow for a momentary sense of disbelief.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of jarring
Adjective
  • Centuries of grime has been wiped away to reveal an immaculate but aesthetically dissonant house of worship: a Gothic church that glistens.
    Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Just as the concert’s success depends on most musicians playing correctly despite a few dissonant notes, a blockchain’s integrity relies on honest nodes reaching consensus even when some nodes fail or act maliciously.
    Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of dissonant
Adjective
  • Overall, flyers from the UAE were less bothered by every in-flight behavior — including personal grooming and noisy children — save one, according to the survey.
    Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And with that noisy outro, there’s really something for everyone here.
    Vogue, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of noisy
Adjective
  • His political opponents viewed him as grating, uncooperative, and at times dogmatic.
    Daniel R. DePetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Find it on Amazon Save Dishes With This Hand Grater This Hand Grater has three grating surfaces, a non-slip base, measurements, and a vegetable peeler.
    Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of grating
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