clanging

Everyday

1. Clanging is making a loud ringing sound of metal hitting metal, like a bell, a pan or a gate. tree →
2. A clanging sound is loud, harsh and ringing. tree →
3. (idiom, informal) A clanger or a clanging mistake is a big, embarrassing mistake (from «drop a clanger»). tree →

In the lessons

In stories, clanging bells, gates and pans set the scene: a clanging fire bell, a clanging prison door. In science lessons about sound, metal objects clang when they vibrate. It tells the reader the noise is loud and metallic. Phrases: «clanging bells», «the clanging of pots», «clang shut».

Examples

• The fire engine came clanging down the street. tree →
• The iron gate was clanging in the wind. tree →
• I heard the clanging of pots and pans in the kitchen. tree →
• The school bell was clanging loudly. tree →
• The heavy door clanged shut behind the prisoner. tree →
• The clanging of the hammer on the metal hurt my ears. tree →

Note

Clang is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like its noise), like bang and ding. Regular verb: clanged, clanging. «Drop a clanger» (UK) means make an embarrassing mistake.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The last psalm calls for praising God with every instrument, including cymbals. Tradition reads it as saying that everything with breath should praise God. In the primary lessons: In stories, clanging bells, gates and pans set the scene: a clanging fire bell, a clanging prison door. In science lessons about sound, metal objects clang when they vibrate. It tells the reader the noise is loud and metallic. Phrases: «clanging bells», «the clanging of pots», «clang shut».

Examples

• Praise Him with the loud-sounding cymbals; praise Him with the clanging cymbals. (Writings PSA.150.5, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Clang is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like its noise), like bang and ding. Regular verb: clanged, clanging. «Drop a clanger» (UK) means make an embarrassing mistake.