Clangour

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈklæŋəɹ/, /ˈklæŋɡəɹ/
• Rhymes: -æŋə(r), -æŋɡə(r)

Alternative forms

• clangor US, Canadian

Full definition of clangour

Noun

1. (British, Canadian) A loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din.
• 1920, D. H. Lawrence, , Chapter XXIV: Death and Love,And always, as the dark, inchoate eyes turned to him, there passed through Gerald's bowels a burning stroke of revolt, that seemed to resound through his whole being, threatening to break his mind with its clangour, and making him mad.

Derived terms

• clangorous
• clangorously

Verb

1. (British, Canadian) To make a clanging sound.
• 1924, Jim Tully, Beggars of Life: A Hobo Autobiography, It clangoured through the house like a bell in a tomb.