All clanging synonyms
clangΒ·ing
C c verb clanging
- chime β When a bell or a clock chimes, it makes ringing sounds.
- rattle β to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames.
- clang β When a large metal object clangs, it makes a loud noise.
- thump β a blow with something thick and heavy, producing a dull sound; a heavy knock.
- hoot β to cry out or shout, especially in disapproval or derision.
- roar β a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person: the roar of a lion.
- shriek β a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
- toot β (of a horn or whistle) to give forth its characteristic sound.
- honk β the cry of a goose.
- shout β to call or cry out loudly and vigorously.
- bark β When a dog barks, it makes a short, loud noise, once or several times.
- trumpet β Music. any of a family of brass wind instruments with a powerful, penetrating tone, consisting of a tube commonly curved once or twice around on itself and having a cup-shaped mouthpiece at one end and a flaring bell at the other. an organ stop having a tone resembling that of a trumpet. a trumpeter.
- scream β to utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry.
- smash β to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.
- collide β If two or more moving people or objects collide, they crash into one another. If a moving person or object collides with a person or object that is not moving, they crash into them.
- hurtle β to rush violently; move with great speed: The car hurtled down the highway.
- clink β If objects made of glass, pottery, or metal clink or if you clink them, they touch each other and make a short, light sound.
- punch β the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show.
- resonate β to resound.
- buzz β If something buzzes or buzzes somewhere, it makes a long continuous sound, like the noise a bee makes when it is flying.
- clap β When you clap, you hit your hands together to show appreciation or attract attention.
- blow β When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- blare β If something such as a siren or radio blares or if you blare it, it makes a loud, unpleasant noise.
- reflect β to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface: The mirror reflected the light onto the wall.
- sing β to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- detonate β If someone detonates a device such as a bomb, or if it detonates, it explodes.
- crash β A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
- burst β If something bursts or if you burst it, it suddenly breaks open or splits open and the air or other substance inside it comes out.
- thunder β a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge.
- echo β a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
adj clanging
- earsplitting β ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- piercing β loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
- raucous β harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
- deafening β A deafening noise is a very loud noise.
- sharp β having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- discordant β being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.
- strident β making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.
- noisy β abounding in or full of noise: a noisy assembly hall.
- treble β threefold; triple.
- penetrating β able or tending to penetrate; piercing; sharp: a penetrating shriek; a penetrating glance.
- blaring β to emit a loud, raucous sound: The trumpets blared as the procession got under way.
- piping β pipe
- thin β having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
- screeching β causing or uttering screeches: screeching bats.
- ringing β a ringing sound, as of a bell or bells: the ring of sleigh bells.
noun clanging
- sound β The, a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand, connecting the Kattegat and the Baltic. 87 miles (140 km) long; 3β30 miles (5β48 km) wide.
- noise β sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind: deafening noises.
- jingle β to make clinking or tinkling sounds, as do coins, keys, or other light, resonant metal objects when coming into contact or being struck together repeatedly: The keys on his belt jingled as he walked.
- chime β When a bell or a clock chimes, it makes ringing sounds.
- clangor β A clangor is a loud or harsh noise.