clang
verb [intransitive, transitive]to make a loud ringing sound like that of metal being hit; to cause something to make this sound synonym clank(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’.