Word of the Day for Sunday, July 21, 2013 clangor KLANG-er, - TopicsExpress



          

Word of the Day for Sunday, July 21, 2013 clangor KLANG-er, KLANG-ger, noun: 1. a loud, resonant sound; clang. 2. clamorous noise. verb: 1. to make a clangor; clang. And in any case they did not sound distant to him, these ringing booming bells; their triumphal clangor was swept along by the wind and seemed to come from somewhere close by... -- László Krasznahorkai, translated by George Szirtes, Satantango, 1985 And now the melodious clangor of bells from church towers summons their several flocks to the fold. -- Washington Irving, "A Sunday in London," The Sketch Book, 1819-1820 Clangor entered English from the Latin word of the same spelling which referred to the sound of trumpets, birds, and other loud noises.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 11:02:12 +0000

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