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clanging

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[klang-ing] / ˈklæŋ ɪŋ /

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.

Etymology

Origin of clanging

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

Example Sentences

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The closing number, “Match-Lit,” features a moody production with a clanging snare drum and bits of pedal-steel guitar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

Inside the facility, a clanging noise echoes through the pens.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2024

Both teams hit goalposts in the second period with Wennberg clanging one early on a Rangers power play and Aleksander Barkov hitting one in close late in the second period.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

And it could have been worse, with Horan clanging a free kick off the post just before the halftime whistle.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2024

His brain was still clanging, but the ground was steadying.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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