clangour means A loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din.
clangour is pronounced /ˈklæŋ(ɡ)ə/.
Why “clangour” is a great word
A loud, resonant, and often repeated clanging sound, from the Latin *clangor* ("a loud, resonant sound, especially of metal"). Unlike a clatter, which implies a rapid succession of light, hard, non-resonant knocks, or a din, which suggests a general, confused uproar, clangour is a deep, ringing metallic clamor. It is the blacksmith’s hammer falling upon the anvil, the prison door slamming shut in a foundry, the iron gate of a cemetery swinging shut at dusk—a sound that vibrates in the bones as much as in the ear, as if the world itself were a gong struck once and tolling still.
noun
- A loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din.
verb
- To make a clanging sound.e.g.“It clangoured through the house like a bell in a tomb.”
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