different between resounding vs clang

English

Etymology 1

resound +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???za?n.d??/
• Rhymes: -a?nd??

Noun

resounding (plural resoundings)

1. The action of the verb to resound

Adjective

resounding (comparative more resounding, superlative most resounding)

1. Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.
2. That causes reverberation.
3. (by extension) Emphatic.

   Synonyms: huge, massive, tremendous

Synonyms

• (having a deep, rich sound): canorous, remugient; see also Thesaurus:sonorous

Derived terms

• resoundingly

Related terms

• resound

Translations

Etymology 2

resound +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??i??sa?nd.??/

Verb

resounding

1. present participle of resound

English

Etymology

1570, of imitative origin; Compare also Saterland Frisian Kloang, West Frisian klank, Dutch klank, German Klang (from klingen), Danish and Swedish klang, Latin clangere.

Pronunciation

• enPR: kl?ng, IPA^(key): /klæ?/
• Rhymes: -æ?

Noun

clang (plural clangs)

1. A loud, ringing sound, like that made by free-hanging metal objects striking each other.
2. Quality of tone.
3. The cry of some birds, including the crane and the goose.
4. (psychology, psychiatry) A word or phrase linked only by sound and not by meaning, characteristic of some mental disorders.
   • 1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

     For much of this day, Mrs Y. wrote in her diary, covering page after page in a rapid scrawl full of paligraphic repetitions, puns, clangs, and violent, perseverative crossings-out […]

5. (music) Alternative form of klang

Translations

Verb

clang (third-person singular simple present clangs, present participle clanging, simple past and past participle clanged)

1. (transitive) To strike (objects) together so as to produce a clang.
2. (intransitive) To give out a clang; to resound.

Derived terms

• clanger
• clanging
• clangy

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