Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Clang

Clang (klang) , transitive verb

[Latin clangere; akin to Greek kla`zein to clash, scream; or perh. to English clank.]

To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound.
The fierce Caretes... clanged their sounding arms. — Prior

Clang , intransitive verb

To give out a clang; to resound.
Clanging hoofs. — Tennyson

Clang , noun

1.
A loud, ringing sound, like that made by metallic substances when clanged or struck together.
The broadsword's deadly clang, As if a thousand anvils rang. — Sir W. Scott
2.
(Music) Quality of tone.