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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLANGOUR

From Latin clangor a noise, from clangere to clang.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CLANGOUR

clangour  [ˈklæŋɡə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLANGOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clangour 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 clangour in English.

WHAT DOES CLANGOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of clangour in the English dictionary

The first definition of clangour in the dictionary is a loud resonant often-repeated noise. Other definition of clangour is an uproar. Clangour is also to make or produce a loud resonant noise.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLANGOUR

PRESENT

Present
I clangour
you clangour
he/she/it clangours
we clangour
you clangour
they clangour
Present continuous
I am clangouring
you are clangouring
he/she/it is clangouring
we are clangouring
you are clangouring
they are clangouring
Present perfect
I have clangoured
you have clangoured
he/she/it has clangoured
we have clangoured
you have clangoured
they have clangoured
Present perfect continuous
I have been clangouring
you have been clangouring
he/she/it has been clangouring
we have been clangouring
you have been clangouring
they have been clangouring
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 clangoured
you clangoured
he/she/it clangoured
we clangoured
you clangoured
they clangoured
Past continuous
I was clangouring
you were clangouring
he/she/it was clangouring
we were clangouring
you were clangouring
they were clangouring
Past perfect
I had clangoured
you had clangoured
he/she/it had clangoured
we had clangoured
you had clangoured
they had clangoured
Past perfect continuous
I had been clangouring
you had been clangouring
he/she/it had been clangouring
we had been clangouring
you had been clangouring
they had been clangouring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will clangour
you will clangour
he/she/it will clangour
we will clangour
you will clangour
they will clangour
Future continuous
I will be clangouring
you will be clangouring
he/she/it will be clangouring
we will be clangouring
you will be clangouring
they will be clangouring
Future perfect
I will have clangoured
you will have clangoured
he/she/it will have clangoured
we will have clangoured
you will have clangoured
they will have clangoured
Future perfect continuous
I will have been clangouring
you will have been clangouring
he/she/it will have been clangouring
we will have been clangouring
you will have been clangouring
they will have been clangouring
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would clangour
you would clangour
he/she/it would clangour
we would clangour
you would clangour
they would clangour
Conditional continuous
I would be clangouring
you would be clangouring
he/she/it would be clangouring
we would be clangouring
you would be clangouring
they would be clangouring
Conditional perfect
I would have clangour
you would have clangour
he/she/it would have clangour
we would have clangour
you would have clangour
they would have clangour
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been clangouring
you would have been clangouring
he/she/it would have been clangouring
we would have been clangouring
you would have been clangouring
they would have been clangouring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you clangour
we let´s clangour
you clangour
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to clangour
Past participle
clangoured
Present Participle
clangouring
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLANGOUR


anger
ˈæŋɡə
charanga
ˌtʃæˈræŋɡə
chimichanga
ˌtʃɪmɪˈtʃæŋɡə
clangor
ˈklæŋɡə
Googleganger
ˈɡuːɡəlˌɡæŋɡə
Kananga
kəˈnæŋɡə
Katanga
kəˈtæŋɡə
khanga
ˈkæŋɡə
languor
ˈlæŋɡə
Mahajanga
ˌmæhəˈdʒæŋɡə
manga
ˈmæŋɡə
mbaqanga
əmbɑːˈkæŋɡə
mganga
əmˈɡæŋɡə
panga
ˈpæŋɡə
sanga
ˈsæŋɡə
tanga
ˈtæŋɡə
Tange
ˈtæŋɡə
Zamboanga
ˌzæmbəʊˈæŋɡə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLANGOUR

clandestine entrant
clandestinely
clandestineness
clandestinity
clang
clang association
clanger
clangor
clangorous
clangorously
clanjamfray
clank
clankingly
clanky
clannish
clannishly
clannishness
clanship
clansman
clansmen

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLANGOUR

amour
behaviour
colour
four
glamour
harbour
honour
hour
humour
hybrid vigour
in vigour
labour
our
pour
retour
rigour
sense of humour
tour
vigour
your

Synonyms and antonyms of clangour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clangour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLANGOUR

Find out the translation of clangour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clangour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clangour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铿锵声
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estrépito
570 millions of speakers

English

clangour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

clangour
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

clangour
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

звоном
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

clangor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটানা ঝনঝন শব্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fracas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Clangour
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

clangour
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カーンカーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뗑그렁 뗑그렁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Clangour
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiếng chói tai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

clangour
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंगारू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tınlama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

clangore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łomot
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дзвоном
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clangour
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

clangour
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gekletter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

clangour
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

clangour
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clangour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLANGOUR»

The term «clangour» is normally little used and occupies the 131.648 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLANGOUR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clangour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLANGOUR»

Discover the use of clangour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clangour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Apocalypse, or, Book of revelations, explained according ...
And again, " Praise God with the clangour of the cornet, with the psaltery and harp, with timbrel and dance, with stringed instruments and organ, with cymbals of sound, with the cymbals of clangour," Psalm ct. 3, 4, 5 ; all these instruments here ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, John Clowes, 1812
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Works
5, 6 : and in Ze- ?haniah ; " Sing, O daughter of Zion, make clangour ; O srael, be glad and exult from all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem,' iii. 14: speaking of the establishment of the church by the Lord ; the trumpets, the sound of the cornet, ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1813
3
Edward the third
Is the word a mistake for clang or clangour? And further, is loud for sound, so that the line would rightly read, The dismal clang (or clangour) of trumpets sound retreat? Cf. v. i. 149, ' Then sound the trumpets' clangour in the air' ; Taming of the  ...
George Charles Moore Smith, 1897
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The Prophecies of Isaiah: A New Translation with Commentary ...
Of overshadowing wings, Kay.— Of winged boats Sept., Targ., Kimchi, Ew. 1 All I] Here a cry of pity (Del.), for clangour. This would supply or perhaps rather of sympathy with a peculiarly apt symbol for war- the anxiety of the Ethiopians. riors,  ...
Thomas Kelly Cheyne, 1882
5
Military Forces in 21st Century Peace Operations: No Job for ...
6. COHESION. AND. CONTINUITY. 'The. clangour. of. their. shields'. The cohesiveness of the long history of the military has been a traditional brake on progress, but change and the pace of change have caught up with and imposed modern ...
James V. Arbuckle, 2006
6
The prophecies of Isaiah, a new tr. with comm. and ...
Ah ! land * of a clangour of wings,* which art beyond □ SoGes., Del., Weir, Naeg. — Of overshadowing wings, Kay. — Of winged boats, Sept., Targ., Kimch1, Ew. 1 Ahl] Here a cry of pity (Del.), for clangour. This would supply or perhaps rather ...
Isaiah (the prophet), 1882
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A Reader's Guide to William Butler Yeats
Chaos is come, Yeats argues: men move "to the barbarous clangour of a gong." Yet at the same time those men move as artists. Though the music they dance to is "barbarous," though it seem to ears raised on nineteenth-century harmonies ...
John Eugene Unterecker, 1959
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The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete ...
Prior. Clangorous (klang'gi'm-us). 11. Making a clangour; having a hard or ringing sound. \Vho would have thought that the clangoronr noise of a smith's hammers should have given the first rise to music? Spa-rarer. Clangour ( klangger). n.
John Ogilvie, Charles Annandale, 1885
9
The Imperial dictionary, on the basis of Webster's English ...
A loud sound produced from solid bodies, especially that produced by the collision of metallic bodies; a clank; clangour; as, the clang of arms. 'Loud larums. neighing steeds, and trumpets' clang.' Shak. Where courser's clang, and stamp, and ...
John Ogilvie, Charles Annandale, 1882
10
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
And hear the trumpet's clangour pierce the sky. Dryden. Not without clangour, complaint, subsequent criminal trials, and official persons dying of heartbreak. Carlyle, French Rev., I. iii. 9. Night after night the geese came lumbering in in the dark ...
William Dwight Whitney, 1906

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLANGOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clangour is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Let's call a racist spade a racist spade
We next found ourselves in the lively clangour of Manila, Philippines, where my father spent a year and a half getting his Masters. After Manila ... «Free Malaysia Today, Jul 15»
2
The Importance of Being Earnest, Vaudeville Theatre, review: David …
His hand flies to his mouth as though he's dropped a terrible, self-incriminating clangour, before he archly nudges the audience's ribs with “But I ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
NASA's Cameras Identify Monday Morning Bright Fireball as Mere …
Social media platform might not be very happy to know the revelation made by NASA, as that entire clangour which took the online platform by ... «NYC Today, Jun 15»
4
The Hot Take #12: The Weeknd, Health, Kacey Musgraves, Dan …
Every piece bleeds into one another like saturated watercolours. It's abrasive and brash, but underneath all of the clangour is a surprisingly ... «Pretty Much Amazing, Jun 15»
5
The Clangour Surrounding Placenta-eating Busted
A new North-Western Medicine review bursts the truth behind the latest fad that is swaying across celebrating circles, revealing that eating ... «NH Voice, Jun 15»
6
Review: Choral society marks milestone with challenging concert
Handel's oratorio turns Dryden's evocative word-painting (“the trumpet's loud clangour”; “the soft complaining flute”) into an musical texture with ... «SouthCoastToday.com, May 15»
7
Review: A persuasive and powerful pianist
... extended D flat Prelude has an inebriated sway with its fugue engaging dramatic force. The Pillar Room resounds with reverberant clangour. «Irish Independent, Mar 15»
8
Maurizio Pollini, Royal Festival Hall, review: Chopin's Preludes were …
While the slow pieces had a charmless clangour, the fast ones became joyless and muddy technical exercises, with no trace of that quirky ... «The Independent, Mar 15»
9
What? . . . Wow: not much new about David Lang's festival of …
... the rib-cage-vibrating clangour of Michael Gordon's Amplified (with a Dublin Guitar Quartet so loud that I left); and Julia Wolfe's Steel Hammer ... «Irish Times, Mar 15»
10
Milltown Memories
Each morning, as the eastern sky pearled with the coming of daylight, mill workers were roused by the clangour of alarm clocks. In earlier times ... «Craven Herald, Mar 15»

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