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Meaning of "clanger" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLANGER

From clang, referring to a mistake whose effects seem to clang.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF CLANGER

ˈklæŋə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLANGER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clanger is 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.

WHAT DOES CLANGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of clanger in the English dictionary

The definition of clanger in the dictionary is a conspicuous mistake. Other definition of clanger is something that clangs or causes a clang.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLANGER

banger · cliffhanger · crapehanger · Erlanger · franger · ganger · handlanger · hangar · hanger · haranguer · karanga · langer · paperhanger · sanger · Selangor · slanger · straphanger · Tauranga · tikanga · twanger

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLANGER

clan · Clancy · clandestine · clandestine entrant · clandestinely · clandestineness · clandestinity · clang · clang association · clangor · clangorous · clangorously · clangour · clanjamfray · clank · clankingly · clanky · clannish · clannishly · clannishness

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLANGER

anger · arranger · Boulanger · changer · danger · dog in the manger · dog-in-the-manger · endanger · etranger · exchanger · Feuchtwanger · finger · flanger · forest ranger · granger · heat exchanger · manger · ranger · Stavanger · stranger · stranger danger

Synonyms and antonyms of clanger in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clanger» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF CLANGER

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

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

Translator English - Chinese

clanger
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

clanger
570 millions of speakers
en

English

clanger
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

clanger
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخطأ الفادح
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

впросак
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

clanger
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

clanger
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

clanger
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Clanger
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Entgleisung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

clanger
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

clanger
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Clanger
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

clanger
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

clanger
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

क्लॅन्जर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

gaf
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

clanger
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

clanger
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

халепу
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

clanger
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

clanger
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

clanger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

clanger
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

clanger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clanger

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLANGER»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of clanger
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clanger

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLANGER»

Discover the use of clanger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clanger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Symbian OS Explained: Effective C++ Programming for Smartphones
We saw it used in the code fragment above: CClanger* InitializeClangerL() { CClanger* clanger = new (ELeave) CClanger(); CleanupStack::PushL(clanger); clanger->InitializeL(); CleanupStack::Pop(clanger); return (clanger); } The code ...
Jo Stichbury, 2005
2
Bedfordshire Clanger
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Bedfordshire Clanger is a dish from the county of Bedfordshire, in England.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
3
The Messenger: Selected Columns from Messenger Newspapers, ...
Clanger tells the story of Billy Barrott from West Torrens who, during a game at Thebarton in 1973, was lining up the goals from one wing alongside the centre circle, an impossible distance. Clanger kept mouthing off at him. 'Ha-ha! You big girl ...
Des Ryan, 2003
4
Jack and the find-it and plug-it bots. The second book in ...
The spikes that Jack had seen all round the clanger holes was actually hardened clanger poo. “The poo spikes protect the colony against the clangers only predator, the Soup Dragon,” Alexa explained. “In the children's story the clangers  ...
Stuart Mark Wilson
5
The Presentation Coach: Bare Knuckle Brilliance For Every ...
A Clanger is a piece of information that seems to help you to project the MicroMessage, but after further thought, usually with the help of trusted colleagues, it becomes clear that it may well have the opposite effect. This is the sort of scenario ...
Graham G. Davies, 2011
6
Food Glorious Food: Family Recipes for the Nation's ...
Place the clanger lengthways on the sheet, bring upthe long sidesofthe parchment and fold them over again and again until the clanger is snuggly enclosed. Now fold the ends ofthe parchment underneath the clanger tofinish theparcel. Put the ...
Mitchell Beazley, 2013
7
The Role of Dictionary Use in the Comprehension of Idiom ...
17) drop a clanger/brick LDOCE3 OALD5 COBUILD2 CIDE MEDAL BrE to say ( Brit infml) to If you say that To drop a Clanger — Br something so- say or do sth that you have brick/(Br also) a informal an cially embar- causes offence dropped a ...
Renata Szczepaniak, 2006
8
The Little Red Book of PR Wisdom:
Clanger. One. We think our story is so compelling that ithas tobe told in its entirety . So the release becomes more like a novella. You're convinced that a starving media receiving this fulfillingwisdom will beequally impressed and motivated.
Brian Johnson, 2014
9
Neat Little Rows
So I will just summarise what could be a huge narrative by means of my modest, ' top five dummy's guide' which follows: Clanger 1: The preliminary seven-day artillery bombardment unfortunately had the associated effect of well and truly ...
Andrew Mark Rudall
10
Who Saw Him Die?
Chaptemme His name was Cuthbert Redvers Fullerton Bell, but everyone in Breckham Market knew him as Clanger. He was fifty-two years old, and a bachelor. For most of his adult life he had been acknowledged and respected as the town's ...
Sheila Radley, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLANGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clanger is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Today programme's James Naughtie's best clangers - including the …
The most famous clanger was when the Today programme presenter announced five years ago Jeremy Hunt, the then Tory Culture Secretary, ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Ant-Man's Paul Rudd speechless after Ben Shepherd tells him to …
... Reid dropping the occasional clanger, this time it was left to Good Morning Britain's Ben Shephard to hover perilously close to the gutter. «Metro, Jul 15»
3
Mario Balotelli for Newcastle United? He would bring trouble, not …
No, Liverpool dropped a clanger, just as they overpaid at £35m for Andy Carroll. Now, as then, they are trying desperately to get rid. «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
4
Stargazy: Chef Sam Jacobson's British bakery on East Passyunk
... for example), plus savory items such as sausage rolls, Cornish pasty, and a Bedfordshire clanger - a single, long pastry with a savory filling at ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
5
Dogs grind out hard-fought win
It was the clanger of missed opportunities that should have given the Blues a more sizeable buffer than the three points at the main break. «Perth Now, Jul 15»
6
Darlington council have dropped a clanger
But it appears that Darlington Borough Council dropped a bit of clanger by replacing the traditional bells with a £6,000 PA system of pre-recorded chimes which ... «The Northern Echo, Jul 15»
7
adidas: Sportswear brand label golf a 'pastime' and want to make it a …
Adidas drop HUGE clanger by dismissing the history of golf as a sport World No.10 Sergio Garcia is sponsored by adidas. (Picture: US PGA ... «Metro, Jul 15»
8
GCSE science 'clangers' get through to final document
The errors include a wrong equation for kinetic energy, which Mr Weatherall said was “a clanger”. It also uses the term “gravity constant (g)” in ... «Schools Week, Jul 15»
9
'Terminator: Genisys' absolutely will not stop, even when it probably …
@kopkiwi @SilentObserver28 Totally agree kopkiwi-Clarke's casting as Sarah Connor was a clanger dropped on a massive scale!She looks ... «CNET, Jul 15»
10
HRH is truly the queen of diplomacy, says CAMILLA TOMINEY
... or uttering a Basil Fawltyesque clanger although the temptation to start talking like Herr Flick in 'Allo 'Allo has been overwhelming at times. «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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