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Synonyms for clangor


Grammar : Noun
Spell : klang-er, klang-ger
Phonetic Transcription : ˈklæŋ ər, ˈklæŋ gər



Définition of clangor

Origin :
  • 1590s, from Latin clangor "sound of trumpets (Virgil), birds (Ovid), etc.," from clangere "to clang," echoic (cf. clang).
  • noun loud noise
Example sentences :
  • There were five or six others, whose names in the clangor of voices I did not hear.
  • Extract from : « Lords of the North » by A. C. Laut
  • The clangor, the smoke and dust, the hurrying crowds, all worked into his mood.
  • Extract from : « The Girl and The Bill » by Bannister Merwin
  • There was the sound of horsery and the clangor and click of camera men without.
  • Extract from : « The Shriek » by Charles Somerville
  • The clangor distracted the attention of the assailants, and a parley ensued.
  • Extract from : « Stanley in Africa » by James P. Boyd
  • The clangor waxed, beat about us with tremendous strokes of sound.
  • Extract from : « The Metal Monster » by A. Merritt
  • As before, the clangor died, leaving in its wake a bewildered silence.
  • Extract from : « The Metal Monster » by A. Merritt
  • But the hallooing and the clangor of the horns came nearer and nearer.
  • Extract from : « Henry VIII And His Court » by Louise Muhlbach
  • All at once the old brass clock struck with the clangor of a bell.
  • Extract from : « Norston's Rest » by Ann S. Stephens
  • Clash of steel upon steel; the clangor and strident ring of battle.
  • Extract from : « Caravans By Night » by Harry Hervey
  • It is true that their voices were hardly audible amid the clangor of the opponents.
  • Extract from : « Romain Rolland » by Stefan Zweig

Antonyms for clangor

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