CLANGOUR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clangour mean? 

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

1. a loud resonant repeating noise

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

• CLANGOUR (verb)
  The verb CLANGOUR has 1 sense:

1. make a loud resonant noise

  Familiarity information: CLANGOUR used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLANGOUR (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 ("clangour" is a kind of...):

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

Derivation:

clangour (make a loud resonant noise)

• CLANGOUR (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 "clangour" is one way to...):

go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

clangour (a loud resonant repeating noise)