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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clangorous
  1. noisy
  2. loud
  3. deafening
  4. ringing
Adjective
  • Instead of visiting the range on a noisy, busy Saturday, go after work or to a private range.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
  • All started with the noisy image on the left above, so all are improvements on the original.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of noisy
Adjective
  • The keyboard's scissor-switch mechanisms are nearly soundless affairs and a welcome contrast to the loud clacking of a mechanical keyboard.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Throughout the building there are also devices that measure audio levels and can even pinpoint which individual fans are the loudest.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of loud
Adjective
  • Zoom out: While these protests may be vociferous, there's an equally deafening volume of grievances the SEC sees.
    Hope King, Axios, 28 Oct. 2024
  • McBride’s defense turned into offense that later induced more deafening pops from The Garden crowd.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2024
Definition of deafening
Adjective
  • His ringing, carefree laugh mixed with soaring rhetoric about democracy, working families and hope.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Frey’s slow strumming and ringing, open chords add a country feel to what is, at its essence, an R&B waltz, and Meisner’s walking bass line summons a bluegrass feel.
    Rob Tannenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
Definition of ringing
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