Definition of: clang

(klang) v.t.
1. To cause to send forth a loud, ringing metallic sound.
—v.i.
2. To send forth such a sound: The bells clanged.
3. To strike together with such a sound: The shields clanged together.
—noun
1. A ringing sound, as of metal struck.
2. In acoustics, a tone with its overtones; acoustic color; timbre.
3. The ringing call of cranes or geese. [Prob. imit. Cf. L clangere.]