Clangour vs Resounding - What's the difference?
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(British, Canadian) A loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din.
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(British, Canadian) To make a clanging sound.
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Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant
That causes reverberation
(by extension) emphatic, celebrated
Clangour is a related term of resounding.
As nouns the difference between clangour and resounding
is that clangour is (british|canadian) a loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din while resounding is the action of the verb to resound .As verbs the difference between clangour and resounding
is that clangour is (british|canadian) to make a clanging sound while resounding is .As an adjective resounding is
having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.clangour
English
Alternative forms
* clangor (qualifier)Noun
(en noun)- And always, as the dark, inchoate eyes turned to him, there passed through Gerald's bowels a burning stroke of revolt, that seemed to resound through his whole being, threatening to break his mind with its clangour , and making him mad.
Derived terms
* clangorous * clangorouslyVerb
(en verb)resounding
English
Etymology 1
.Adjective
(en adjective)- We had a resounding win against the rival team.