CLANGOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clangor mean? 

• CLANGOR (noun)
  The noun CLANGOR has 1 sense:

1. a loud resonant repeating noise

  Familiarity information: CLANGOR used as a noun is very rare.

• CLANGOR (verb)
  The verb CLANGOR has 2 senses:

1. make a loud resonant noise

2. make a loud noise

  Familiarity information: CLANGOR used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLANGOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A loud resonant repeating noise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

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

Context example:

he could hear the clang of distant bells

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)

• CLANGOR (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a loud resonant noise

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

clangor; clangour

Context example:

the alarm clangored throughout the building

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

go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)

Sentence frames:

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Something ----s something

Derivation:

clangor (a loud resonant repeating noise)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make a loud noise

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

clang; clangor

Context example:

clanging metal

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)

 Context examples 

No light, nor movement, nor any sign of human aid could be seen, but far away the hoarse clangor of a heavy bell rose and fell upon the wintry air.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Far away through the forest might be heard its musical clangor and swell.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)