clangor
Harsh resounding noise
Clangor is a loud, resonant, metallic sound—the kind made by bells, hammers on anvils, or clashing swords.
The word suggests sustained or repeated noise rather than a single strike: the clangor of church bells, the clangor of the foundry.
The verb is to make such a sound.
Also spelled clangour in British English.
Struck metal disc
- cymbalStruck metal percussion disc
- anvilMetal-shaping block
- bellHollow resonating instrument
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
brass · iron · steel · copper · forge · hammered · clank · foundry
Sustained unpleasant noise
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
- clamorLoud persistent noise
- blareLoud harsh noise
discord · tumult · pandemonium · bedlam · commotion · hullabaloo · dissonance · discordance
gong
Struck metal disc
bronze · brass · iron · steel · copper · forge · hammered · clank · foundry · smithy
din
Sustained unpleasant noise
blare · discord · tumult · pandemonium · bedlam · commotion · hullabaloo · dissonance · discordance · raucousness
reverberation
Prolonged reflected sound
vibration · sonorous · resound · toll · knell · boom · thunder · acoustic · overtones · timbre
battle
Armed military engagement
shields · armor · warfare · conflict · charge · cavalry · siege · alarm · tocsin · assault
- loud noisesnoise, bang, crash, roar, boom
- volumecubic meters, bulk, cubic feet, quantity, cubic inches
clangorsilence
Total lack of sound
stillness · dead silence · quiet · hush · quietude
clangormurmur
Soft, indistinct continuous sound
dulcet tones · soft music · mellifluousness · euphony · lullaby
- drop a clangerMake embarrassing verbal mistake
- dropped a clangerMade tactless blunder