clanging

[ klang-ing ]

noun

1. a pattern of speech observed in some types of mental illness, as manic disorder, in which associations are based on punning or rhyming.

Word History and Origins

Origin of clanging¹

clang- probably < German Klang sound, taken as clang + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Keith’s drive had just enough behind it, though, clanging off the metal gate barricading the first row of outfield seats.

From Los Angeles Times

On Monday, the daily news conference disintegrated into chaos, when anti-Trump demonstrators and hecklers surrounded the speakers, then effectively silenced them with shouts, whistles and the clanging of a cowbell.

From Seattle Times

She screams while being violently thrashed by an unseen great white shark and tries desperately to cling to a clanging buoy only to be pulled below the water one final time.

From New York Times

Then, I hear the braying of scared sheep and men shouting and the clanging of metal.

From Literature

Cars hum above us and make that clanging sound that comes with hitting potholes.

From Literature

Related Words

• deafening
• discordant
• earsplitting
• noisy
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