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    clangour
    /ˈklaŋɡə/

    noun

    • 1. a continuous loud banging or ringing sound: "he went deaf because of the clangour of the steam hammers"

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  3. Clangour is a formal word for the continuous loud noise of something, especially something made of metal, being hit or rung. Learn more about its synonyms, pronunciation and translations from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  4. Jul 11, 2024 · Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... Take the quiz. The meaning of CLANGOUR is chiefly British spelling of clangor.

  5. Clangour definition: a loud resonant often-repeated noise. See examples of CLANGOUR used in a sentence.

  6. Clangour is a noun that means a loud resonant often-repeated noise or an uproar. It is also a verb that means to make or produce a loud resonant noise. See synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples of clangour.

    • Pronunciation
    • Noun
    • Verb
    IPA(key): /ˈklæŋɚ/, /ˈklæŋɡɚ/
    Rhymes: -æŋə(ɹ), -æŋɡə(ɹ)

    clangour (countable and uncountable, plural clangours) 1. (British, Canada) A loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din. 1.1. [1611?], Homer, “Book III”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets.[…], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; republished as The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets,[…], new edition, volume...

    clangour (third-person singular simple present clangours, present participle clangouring, simple past and past participle clangoured) 1. (British, Canada) To make a clanging sound. 1.1. 1924, Jim Tully, Beggars of Life: A Hobo Autobiography, page 67: 1.1.1. It clangouredthrough the house like a bell in a tomb.

  7. Definition of clangour noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. Clangour is a variant of clangor, meaning a loud resonant often-repeated noise or an uproar. Find the pronunciation, grammar, synonyms and translations of clangour in English and Spanish.

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