CLANGORS Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

clangors 1 of 2

noun

plural of clangor

as in noises

loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound the clangor of pots and pans coming from the kitchen as the cooks threw together an impromptu meal

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as in clashes

the loud sound made when metal strikes metal the clangor of a battle in the Middle Ages, as steel hit against steel a thousand times

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clangors

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verb

present tense third-person singular of clangor

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Noun

Karissa Waddick Some veterans who experience post-traumatic stress related to loud noises are finding relief this year.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Owners should desensitize pets to loud noises by playing firework sounds with positive reinforcement.

— Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of noises

Noun

But occasionally there can be personality clashes or people who other people on the trip find annoying.

— Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Sistan-Baluchistan, which borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, has long seen clashes between security forces, insurgents and drug smugglers.

— Alex Sundby, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Definition of clashes

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Security camera footage shared by a local rescue group, Ruam Jai Mukdahan Rescue Association, shows the monks walking in a single line on the side of a road before the truck crashes into them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Safety tips Rip currents form after a wave crashes on shore and encounters an obstacle in the beach's topography, including low spots in sand bars and around piers.

— Ash-har Quraishi, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of crashes

Noun

Jigs with rattles are most productive and a big, active trailer is the way to go in muddy water.

— David A. Brown, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
The seeds are loose and clatter around inside the pods, giving baptisia the name rattleweed, as children once used the seedpods as rattles.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 May 2026

Definition of rattles

Noun

Sustained support from the strings gives way to watery ripples and busy chatters, with piquant harmonic implications.

— Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
Since then, there have been chatters about a revival of GQ China, with some claiming that Jonathan Newhouse personally intervened to improve the relationship between Condé Nast and the Chinese authorities, hoping for a new permit.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026

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