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    CLANGOR

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A loud resonant repeating noiseplay

    Example:

    he could hear the clang of distant bells

    Synonyms:

    clang; clangor; clangoring; clangour; clank; clash; crash

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural events

    Hypernyms ("clangor" is a kind of...):

    noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))

    Derivation:

    clang; clangor (make a loud noise)

    clangor (make a loud resonant noise)

    clangorous (having a loud resonant metallic sound)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Make a loud noiseplay

    Example:

    clanging metal

    Synonyms:

    clang; clangor

    Classified under:

    Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

    Hypernyms (to "clangor" is one way to...):

    go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)

    Sentence frames:

    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something

    Sentence examples:

    Cars clangor in the streets

    The streets clangor with cars


    Derivation:

    clangor (a loud resonant repeating noise)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Make a loud resonant noiseplay

    Example:

    the alarm clangored throughout the building

    Synonyms:

    clangor; clangour

    Classified under:

    Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

    Hypernyms (to "clangor" is one way to...):

    go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)

    Sentence frames:

    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something

    Derivation:

    clangor (a loud resonant repeating noise)

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