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clanging

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verb

present participle of clang

Example Sentences

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Adjective
  • The non-metallic grey-green is rare and polarizing.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Above this sits the indium-free chalcopyrite absorber, followed by a 150-nm cadmium sulfide buffer layer, a zinc oxide window layer, and a metallic grid electrode.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • And each dares to honor the humanity in characters often reduced to predators and prey by one faction, shrill social justice warriors and brave free thinkers by another.
    Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
  • In turn, the tone has changed around Newcastle these past few days; less shrill, less edgy, less perilous.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Some protesters also have worn masks while clashing with immigration agents.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Frustration is simmering among parents who say their young children are spending too much classroom time online, disrupting their learning and development at a critical time and clashing with stricter screen restrictions at home.
    Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • As Americans shifted their attention to both British enemies and Indian enemies, these propaganda campaigns became more strident and generated debates about racial characteristics.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Democrats’ Congressional leadership has been particularly strident in their opposition.
    Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The trek up the swinging staircase, twinkle lights clinking with each step, had my heart pounding for more reason than one.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The photo, which is embedded above, shows the three leading ladies Kerry Washington, Elisabeth Moss and Kate Mara clinking glasses with cheerful looks on their faces.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • One of the Bengsons’ essential expressive modes is the wake, whether in the Celtic or Creole tradition — the raucous celebration while death is in the room as an honored guest.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Both teams came in clutch during key moments, while matching the raucous energy of the crowd.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • What does the phrase squeaky bum time, the racehorse Devon Loch, and the Portuguese proverb ‘morrer na prais’ all have in common?
    Ian Irving, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The suona is a squeaky instrument.
    Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The jangling bleeps and bloops of the arcade game, meanwhile, come to form a score of sorts, a sonic diversion from the real world closing in on Cristian.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Modesty might actually seem attractive, after the nerve-jangling, always-on-tenterhooks Trump years.
    Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Clanging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clanging. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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