Meaning of "clang" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLANG

From Latin clangere.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CLANG

clang  [klæŋ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLANG

Clang is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb clang in English.

WHAT DOES CLANG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Clang

Clang /ˈklæŋ/ is a compiler front end for the C, C++, Objective-C and Objective-C++ programming languages. It uses LLVM as its back end and has been part of the LLVM release cycle since LLVM 2.6. It is designed to offer a complete replacement to the GNU Compiler Collection. It is open-source, developed by Apple; other companies such as Google are involved. Its source code is available under the University of Illinois/NCSA License. The Clang project includes the Clang front end and the Clang static analyzer and several code analysis tools.

Definition of clang in the English dictionary

The first definition of clang in the dictionary is to make or cause to make a loud resounding noise, as metal when struck. Other definition of clang is to move or operate making such a sound. Clang is also a resounding metallic noise.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLANG

PRESENT

Present

I clang

you clang

he/she/it clangs

we clang

you clang

they clang

Present continuous

I am clanging

you are clanging

he/she/it is clanging

we are clanging

you are clanging

they are clanging

Present perfect

I have clanged

you have clanged

he/she/it has clanged

we have clanged

you have clanged

they have clanged

Present perfect continuous

I have been clanging

you have been clanging

he/she/it has been clanging

we have been clanging

you have been clanging

they have been clanging

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I clanged

you clanged

he/she/it clanged

we clanged

you clanged

they clanged

Past continuous

I was clanging

you were clanging

he/she/it was clanging

we were clanging

you were clanging

they were clanging

Past perfect

I had clanged

you had clanged

he/she/it had clanged

we had clanged

you had clanged

they had clanged

Past perfect continuous

I had been clanging

you had been clanging

he/she/it had been clanging

we had been clanging

you had been clanging

they had been clanging

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will clang

you will clang

he/she/it will clang

we will clang

you will clang

they will clang

Future continuous

I will be clanging

you will be clanging

he/she/it will be clanging

we will be clanging

you will be clanging

they will be clanging

Future perfect

I will have clanged

you will have clanged

he/she/it will have clanged

we will have clanged

you will have clanged

they will have clanged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been clanging

you will have been clanging

he/she/it will have been clanging

we will have been clanging

you will have been clanging

they will have been clanging

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would clang

you would clang

he/she/it would clang

we would clang

you would clang

they would clang

Conditional continuous

I would be clanging

you would be clanging

he/she/it would be clanging

we would be clanging

you would be clanging

they would be clanging

Conditional perfect

I would have clang

you would have clang

he/she/it would have clang

we would have clang

you would have clang

they would have clang

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been clanging

you would have been clanging

he/she/it would have been clanging

we would have been clanging

you would have been clanging

they would have been clanging

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you clang
we let´s clang
you clang

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to clang

Past participle

clanged

Present Participle

clanging

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CLANG»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «clang» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of clang

bong · chime · clangour · clank · clash · ding-dong · jangle · knell · resound · reverberate · reverberation · ring · ringing · toll

TRANSLATION OF CLANG

Find out the translation of clang to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of clang from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clang» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 铛
• Translator English - Spanish: clang
• English: clang
• Translator English - Hindi: बजना
• Translator English - Arabic: رنة
• Translator English - Russian: лязг
• Translator English - Portuguese: clang
• Translator English - Bengali: ঝনঝন
• Translator English - French: bruit
• Translator English - Malay: Clang
• Translator English - German: Klappern
• Translator English - Japanese: クラング
• Translator English - Korean: 그 소리
• Translator English - Javanese: Clang
• Translator English - Vietnamese: kêu vang
• Translator English - Tamil: கணகண வென்ற சப்தம்
• Translator English - Marathi: कळफलक
• Translator English - Turkish: çınlama
• Translator English - Italian: fragore
• Translator English - Polish: dzyń
• Translator English - Ukrainian: брязкіт
• Translator English - Romanian: zăngănit
• Translator English - Greek: κλαγγή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: klang
• Translator English - Swedish: klang
• Translator English - Norwegian: clang

2 QUOTES WITH «CLANG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word clang.

1

Michael Novak

Our political institutions work remarkably well. They are designed to clang against each other. The noise is democracy at work.

2

Jack Whitehall

I did a gig at a comedy club in Bournemouth where they served a buffet while the acts were on. There was the clang of people carving turkey during the set. If you put comedy and turkey side by side, turkey always wins.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLANG»

Discover the use of clang in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clang and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Clang! Clang! Beep! Beep!: Listen to the City

From morning until night, a city is filled with such sounds as the roars and snores of a subway ride, the flutters and coos of pigeons, and the shouts and beeps of drivers in traffic.

Robert Burleigh, 2009

Poems go clang!: a collection of noisy verse

A collection of short poems, such as "Quack, Said the Billy Goat," "Kitchen Sink-Song," "New Shoes," and "City music," which feature all sorts of sounds.

Debi Gliori, 1997

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...

Kcn^aiya), scream, bark, clash, rattle. All ult. imitative, the forms in Teut. agreeing with clang being mixed with those agreeing with clank and clink, and further associated through imitative variation with numerous similar forms: see clink, clank, ...

America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't

Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't Stephen Colbert. CHAPTER FOUR WALL STREET “MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL.” —Don't know who said it, but I'm guessing he never drove an Audi S5 Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Stephen Colbert, 2012

Cloneworld

CLANK CLANG CLANG SHUNK THAD THUCK SUCK CLANK CLANG CHUNK CLANG SHUNK THAD SUCK CLANK WHUMP RATTLE RATTLE SHRING CHUMP CLANG CHUNK CLANG CHUNK THAD THUCK SUCK CLANK CHUNK  ...

Andy Remic, 2011

The Altar Steps

Clang — clang — clang! All the holy Virgins were waving their palms. Clang — clang — clang! All the blessed Doctors and Confessors were twanging their harps to the clanging. Clang — clang — clang ! All the holy Saints and Martyrs were ...

Sir Compton Mackenzie, 1922

The Progressive music series for basal use in primary, ...

Clang! Clang! Clang! Abbie Farwell Brown From the French Ally re Bureau P 0 VP j J H 1 J • 70 □ — g» 1. Clang!Clang!Clang! The an-vil sounding; Clang! Clang!Clang! The forge fire 2. Clang!Clang!Clang! Resoundsthe hammer. CIang! Clang ...

Horatio William Parker, 1915

The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and ...

.1 9 and trumpet's clang i] Probably the word clang is here used adjectively, as in the Paradise Lost, B. XI, v. 834, and not as a verb. "——an island salt and bare, " The haunt of seals, and ores, and sea-mews clang." T. Warton. I believe Mr.

William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Isaac Reed, 1805

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary

Kf Kfoiyya), scream, bark, clash, rattle. All ult. imitative, the forms in Teut. agreeingwith clang being mixed with those agreeing with clank and clink, and further associated through imitative variation with numerous similar forms: see clink, clank, ...

William Dwight Whitney, 1906

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: A work of Universal ...

Stillingfieet, Speech in 1682. Clandestinity, in what manner soever aimed at, may be considered as evidentiary of fear. Bentham, Judicial Evidence, v. 10. Clang ( klang), ». [Not in ME. or AS. ; = OHG. chlang, MHG. Mane (klang-, also klank-), ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLANG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clang is used in the context of the following news items.

Fray Bentos: Uruguay's new World Heritage Site

Its soupy depths support the clank and clang of the port, which still goes about its business pragmatically close to the centre – before the ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

Tommy's pre-game speech for 'mad' Klemmer

... plastic chairs positioned in a circle. They're inside the sheds of Suncorp Stadium. Their metal studs clang on the concrete as their legs twitch. «Fox Sports, Jul 15»

Another successful competition for the Bull River Shooters

Silhouette shooting is spectator friendly… when the target is hit it often results in a clang of metal and the target goes spinning and flying! «Kootenay News Advertiser, Jul 15»

Research reveals that 43% of us are feigning illness to ditch a dull …

... invite, the other people invited and the food and drink choices on offer as determining factors in whether a party goes with a bang, or a clang. «Yareah Magazine, Jul 15»

Making the Web Run Faster via WebAssembly

You use Clang to compile your C/C++ into LLVM bytecode (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LLVM) and then use Emscripten to convert the LLVM ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»

Hill Annex Mine has treasures to share — for now

The rock hit the roof with a cartoon-like clang that reverberated within the metal blasting shack even after the door opened. More clearly than ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»

Monmouth Diaries: Unforgettable UN Day

With the clang of bells echoed by cheers from the crowd, the seven Thoroughbreds sprang from the starting gate's stalls and surged past the ... «America's Best Racing, Jul 15»

Wrestling school offers fans a shot at fame

Comments. With a loud clang, Chris Mayer's back slammed into the ground in the dimly lit corner of the American Sports University Sports Club. «San Bernardino County Sun, Jul 15»

Retired Montco Music Professor Sentenced For Sexting Minor Girl

Judge Page told the retired music professor and choir director that he was given a gift by God to teach others music, and that hearing the clang ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»

VEHICLE ANALYSIS: 2015 WRX STI & Subaru's SGP architecture

The same applies to the BRZ-like clang that the boot lid makes. And that giant wing? Well, it attracts attention from unmarked patrol cars - one ... «just-auto.com, Jul 15»