Clang

  • 11clang — (v.) 1570s, echoic (originally of trumpets and birds), akin to or from L. clangere resound, ring, and Gk. klange sharp sound, from PIE *klang , nasalized form of root *kleg to cry, sound. Related: Clanged; clanging. The noun is attested from… …

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  • 12clang — [klaŋ] vi. [echoic, but assoc. with L v. clangere, also of echoic orig.] 1. to make, or strike together with, a loud, sharp, ringing sound, as of metal being struck 2. to move with such a sound 3. to make a loud, harsh cry, as esp. the crane vt.… …

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  • 13clang|er — «KLANG uhr», noun. British Slang. a foolish mistake; blunder; clinker: »It speaks of “his record of appalling clangers” and cites many so called instances of social gaffes (London Times) …

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  • 14Clang — This article is about the C, Objective C and C++ compiler. For the phenomenon of rhyming word association, see clanging. Clang Original author(s) Chris Lattner and others …

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  • 15clang — UK [klæŋ] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms clang : present tense I/you/we/they clang he/she/it clangs present participle clanging past tense clanged past participle clanged if something made of metal clangs, or if you clang it, it… …

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  • 16clang — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ loud ▪ metallic VERB + CLANG ▪ give, let out, make ▪ hear …

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  • 17clang — I. verb Etymology: Latin clangere; akin to Greek klazein to scream, bark, Old English hliehhan to laugh Date: 1576 intransitive verb 1. a. to make a loud metallic ringing sound < anvils clanged > b. to go with a clang …

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  • 18clang — [[t]klæ̱ŋ[/t]] clangs, clanging, clanged VERB When a large metal object clangs, it makes a loud noise. A little later the church bell clanged... The door clanged shut behind them. Derived words: clanging N UNCOUNT ...the clanging of the cell&#8230; …

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  • 19Clang — The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure Entwickler: Das LLVM Team und University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign[1] Aktuelle Version: 2.5 (2. März 2009) Betriebssystem: Mac OS X …

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  • 20clang — 1. noun /klæŋ/ a) A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free hanging metal objects striking each other. b) Quality of tone. 2. verb /klæŋ/ a) To strike (objects) together so as to produce a clang. b) To give out a clang; to resound …

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