clang
verb/klæŋ/
/klæŋ/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they clang | /klæŋ/ /klæŋ/ |
| he / she / it clangs | /klæŋz/ /klæŋz/ |
| past simple clanged | /klæŋd/ /klæŋd/ |
| past participle clanged | /klæŋd/ /klæŋd/ |
| -ing form clanging | /ˈklæŋɪŋ/ /ˈklæŋɪŋ/ |
- to make a loud ringing sound like that of metal being hit; to cause something to make this sound
（使）叮当作响，铿锵作响 - Bells were clanging in the tower.
塔楼上的钟当当地敲响了。 - + adj. The gates clanged shut.
大门咣的一声合上了。 - clang something + adv./prep. The trams clanged their way along the streets.
有轨电车哐啷哐啷沿街驶过。 - He clanged a spoon against a glass.
他用勺子叮叮当当地敲玻璃杯。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryClang is used with these nouns as the subject:- bell
- metal
Word Originlate 16th cent.: imitative, influenced by Latin clangere ‘resound’. - Bells were clanging in the tower.