clangorous

adjective

Definition of clangorousnext
1
as in noisy
full of or characterized by the presence of noise grew up in a clangorous but warmhearted household

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2
as in discordant
making loud, confused, and usually unharmonious sounds the teen's clangorous efforts to learn to play the drums

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3
as in loud
marked by a high volume of sound a clangorous sheet metal factory

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  1. noisy
  2. loud
  3. deafening
  4. ringing
Adjective
  • Lucy refurbishes their noisy slab arrangements into massive walls of buzzing texture, like a cross between a fashionable rave and a final boss battle.
    — H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In a place where others might have heard a gunshot, or the noisy retreat of a car on three good tires.
    — Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of noisy
Adjective
  • To try to ease tensions during loud stretches of construction, Zuckerberg’s staff handed out gifts like noise-canceling headphones.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • But just moments later, as the name of lead star Andrew Scott appeared on stage, the loud snuffles were replaced with whoops and, in rather uncharacteristically British style, a standing ovation for the actor.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of loud
Adjective
  • The sound is practically deafening, a loud metallic pang that cuts through the forest’s thick foliage.
    — Taylor Mitchell Brown, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • By the time Obsession made it to TIFF, the buzz on social media had become deafening.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of deafening
Adjective
  • Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham was asked about Underwood’s security in the starting job earlier this week and hardly offered up a ringing endorsement.
    — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Martha-Mary Chapel, Sudbury Reverend Bryce (Toby Huss) presides over the town church, where mysterious ringing bells seem to indicate something dark is afoot.
    — Nicholas DeRenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of ringing
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“Clangorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clangorous. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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