clang

«clang» in Mova's school dictionary: To make a loud, ringing sound like metal being hit — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (clang, clangs, clanged, clanging); noun (a clang, clangs)

meaning for a pupil

1) To make a loud, ringing sound like metal being hit. tree →

2) The loud metal sound itself. tree →

3) In «clanger» (UK, informal): a silly, obvious mistake («drop a clanger»). tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories it is a sound word for gates, bells, pots, pans and prison doors — it makes the reader hear the scene. It tells the reader something metal has been hit or has shut heavily. Similar: «clank», «clash», «ding».

examples

• The iron gate clanged shut behind us. tree →
• The fire bell clanged loudly. tree →
• A pan fell with a clang on the kitchen floor. tree →
• The blacksmith's hammer clanged on the anvil. tree →
• The bin lid clanged in the wind. tree →
• We heard the clang of the school bell. tree →
• About the same time sounded the clang of the warriors' trumpets across the heath. tree →

note

Regular verb: clanged, clanging. It is onomatopoeia — the word sounds like the noise. «Clang» is a ringing sound; «clank» is a duller, heavier one.

In the corpora

• The front-door bell clangs, and in bursts the Otter, hugging the Rat so hard he splutters through his buttered toast.
• The old gaoler's rusty key creaks, the door clangs — and Toad is a helpless prisoner.
• Praise Him with the loud-sounding cymbals; praise Him with the clanging cymbals.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «clang» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.