clangor

/ˈklæŋər/

Other forms: clangors; clangoring

Clangor is one of those words that means exactly what it sounds like, so you can feel free to describe the noise your brother makes when he's banging on his drums in the basement as a clangor.

The word clangor brings to mind clanking sounds, but it can also be used to mean any kind of resounding, deafening noise, such as the shouting of a crowd. When you instinctively know what a word means just by the way it sounds — like clangor — that's called onomatopoeia.

Definitions of clangor

1. noun

   a loud resonant repeating noise
   synonyms: clang, clangoring, clangour, clank, clash, crash

   type of:

   noise

   sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
2. verb

   make a loud resonant noise
   “the alarm clangored throughout the building”

   synonyms: clangour

   type of:

   go, sound

   make a certain noise or sound
3. verb

   make a loud noise
   synonyms: clang, clangour

   type of:

   go, sound

   make a certain noise or sound