clang

Etymology

1570, of imitative origin; Compare also Saterland Frisian Kloang, West Frisian klank, Dutch klank, German Klang (from klingen), Danish and Swedish klang, Latin clangere.

noun

1. A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other.
   Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer Came down upon her head Clang, clang, Maxwell's silver hammer Made sure that she was dead 1969, Paul McCartney (lyrics and music), “Maxwell's Silver Hammer”, in Abbey Road, performed by The Beatles
2. Quality of tone.
3. The cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose.
4. (psychology, psychiatry) A word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders.
   For much of this day, Mrs Y. wrote in her diary, covering page after page in a rapid scrawl full of paligraphic repetitions, puns, clangs, and violent, perseverative crossings-out […] 1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
5. (music) Alternative form of klang

verb

1. (transitive) To strike (objects) together so as to produce a clang.
2. (intransitive) To give out a clang; to resound.
   Middlesbrough will wonder whether it might have been different if the volley that Jelle Vossen slashed towards John Ruddy’s net after nine minutes had been a couple inches lower rather than clanging off the crossbar. They should not dwell on that moment too long, however. 25 May 2015, Daniel Taylor, “Norwich reach Premier League after early blitz sees off Middlesbrough”, in The Guardian (London)
   A cell door clanged metallically and Wentworth was flung inside. He tripped, collapsed upon the concrete floor. 1933, Norvell Page, Wings of the Black Death
   The clanging and groaning of the train came nearer, and it staggered slowly into the station like a prey- laden monster into its lair. 1920, Edith Wharton, chapter XXIX, in The Age of Innocence
   Then the sparks flew from the anvil while the great hammer clanged on the metal, shaping it, and Henry begged to be allowed to try it 1917, Rose Wilder Lane, Henry Ford’s Own Story

intj

1. Imitative of a loud metallic ringing sound.
2. (humorous) Said after someone has name-dropped (mentioned a famous person with whom they are acquainted).