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clangorous

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clan·gor  (klngr, klnggr)
n.
1. A clang or repeated clanging.
2. A loud racket; a din.
intr.v. clan·gored, clan·gor·ing, clan·gors
To make a clangor.
[Latin, from clangere, to clang.]
clangor·ous adj.
clangor·ous·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.clangorous - having a loud resonant metallic sound; "the clangorous locomotive works"; "a clanging gong"
clanging
noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog"
Translations
clangorous [ˈklæŋgərəs] ADJ → estrepitoso, estruendoso
clangorous
adj (liter) → hallend


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The air was full of sound, a deafening and confusing con- flict of noises--the clangorous din of the Martians, the crash of falling houses, the thud of trees, fences, sheds flashing into flame, and the crackling and roaring of fire.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
No sooner had these syllables passed my lips, than--as if a shield of brass had indeed, at the moment, fallen heavily upon a floor of silver--I became aware of a distinct, hollow, metallic, and clangorous, yet apparently muffled reverberation.
The Fall of the House of Usher by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
The motor-cars that went by northward and southward grew more and more powerful and efficient, whizzed faster and smelt worse, there appeared great clangorous petrol trolleys delivering coal and parcels in the place of vanishing horse-vans, motor-omnibuses ousted the horse-omnibuses, even the Kentish strawberries going Londonward in the night took to machinery and clattered instead of creaking, and became affected in flavour by progress and petrol.
The War in the Air by Wells, H.G. View in context
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