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clang

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Noun

  1. A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other.
  2. Quality of tone.
  3. The cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose.
  4. A word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders.
  5. Alternative form of klang.

Verb

  1. To strike (objects) together so as to produce a clang.
  2. To give out a clang; to resound.
  3. To utter a word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders.

Interjection

  1. Imitative of a loud metallic ringing sound.
  2. Said after someone has name-dropped (mentioned a famous person with whom they are acquainted).

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