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Clanging

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

Definitions

  1. A noise that clangs.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A mode of speech (or writing) characterized by compulsive association of words based upon sound rather than meaning.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“From the nearby rail yards came clangings, groanings, chuggings.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Clangor Clangorous Clangorously clangorousness Clangors clangour

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