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clanging

/ˈklæŋɪŋ/

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verb

Clanguer, retentir

To strike (objects) together so as to produce a clang.

Examples :

"The cook was clanging pots and pans together loudly in the kitchen. "

Le cuisinier clanguait bruyamment des casseroles et des poêles dans la cuisine.

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verb

Retentir, sonner

To give out a clang; to resound.

Examples :

"The construction workers were clanging metal pipes together loudly, making it hard to hear. "

Les ouvriers du bâtiment faisaient retentir bruyamment des tuyaux métalliques, ce qui rendait difficile l'écoute.

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noun

Tintement, cliquetis

A noise that clangs.

Examples :

"The clanging from the construction site woke the whole neighborhood. "

Le tintement provenant du chantier a réveillé tout le quartier.

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noun

Association compulsive de mots par le son

A mode of speech (or writing) characterized by compulsive association of words based upon sound rather than meaning.

Examples :

"The psychiatrist noted the patient's clanging – a jumbled stream of rhymes and near-rhymes that made it difficult to understand his actual thoughts. "

Le psychiatre a noté l'association compulsive de mots par le son du patient – un flot embrouillé de rimes et de quasi-rimes qui rendait difficile la compréhension de ses pensées réelles.

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