noun🔗ShareTintement, cliquetisA loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other."The clangs from the construction site next door were very loud this morning. "Les cliquetis du chantier d'à côté étaient très forts ce matin.soundmusicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTonalité, sonnerieQuality of tone."The blacksmith listened carefully; the clangs from his hammer had a strong, ringing quality. "Le forgeron écouta attentivement ; la tonalité de son marteau avait une qualité forte et retentissante.soundqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCriThe cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose."The morning quiet was broken by the wild clangs of geese flying overhead. "Le silence matinal fut rompu par les cris sauvages des oies qui volaient au-dessus.animalbirdsoundnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAssociation verbaleA word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders."The psychiatrist noted several clangs in the patient's speech, like "train, brain, rain," suggesting a possible thought disorder. "Le psychiatre a noté plusieurs associations verbales dans le discours du patient, comme "train, cerveau, pluie", suggérant un possible trouble de la pensée.medicinemindlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareClaquent, s'entrechoquentTo strike (objects) together so as to produce a clang."The cook clangs the pots and pans together to get everyone's attention for dinner. "Le cuisinier fait claquer les casseroles et les poêles pour attirer l'attention de tout le monde pour le dîner.soundactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRetentir, sonnerTo give out a clang; to resound."The school bell clangs loudly to signal the end of class. "La cloche de l'école retentit bruyamment pour signaler la fin des cours.soundChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTintement, sonnerieAny periodic sound, especially one composed of a fundamental and harmonics, as opposed to simple periodic sounds (sine tones)."The blacksmith filled the workshop with the clangs of his hammer hitting the hot metal, a complex chorus of sounds instead of a single, pure tone. "Le forgeron remplissait l'atelier des tintements de son marteau frappant le métal chaud, un chœur complexe de sons au lieu d'un seul ton pur.soundphysicsmusicfrequencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
