clanging

clanging
A noise that clangs.

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  • clanging — adj. emitting a series of clangs, as of metal objects colliding. Syn: clangorous. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Clanging — In psychology and psychiatry, clanging or clang association refers to a mode of speech and logical association to two or more words primarily based upon word sounds when no logical association between the words exists. For example, rhyming or… …   Wikipedia

  • Clanging — Clang Clang (kl[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clanged} (kl[a^]ngd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clanging}.] [L. clangere; akin to Gr. kla zein to clash, scream; or perh. to E. clank.] To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • clanging — adjective having a loud resonant metallic sound (Freq. 1) the clangorous locomotive works a clanging gong • Syn: ↑clangorous • Similar to: ↑noisy • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • clanging — /klang ing/, n. a pattern of speech observed in some types of mental illness, as manic disorder, in which associations are based on punning or rhyming. [clang prob. < G Klang sound, taken as CLANG + ING1] * * * …   Universalium

  • clanging — clang·ing (klangґing) a pattern of speech in which sound rather than sense governs word choice, and rhyming and punning (clang association) substitute for logic; commonly observed in schizophrenia and manic episodes …   Medical dictionary

  • clanging — klæŋ n. ringing sound, sound of metal striking metal, clank v. ring, make a loud metallic sound, clank …   English contemporary dictionary

  • clanging — glancing …   Anagrams dictionary

  • glancing — clanging …   Anagrams dictionary

  • Thought disorder — In psychiatry, thought disorder (TD) or formal thought disorder (FTD) is a term used to describe incomprehensible language, either speech or writing, that is presumed to reflect thinking. There are different types. For example, language may be… …   Wikipedia

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