Definition of Clanger

1. Noun. A conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate. "He dropped a clanger"


Definition of Clanger

1. Noun. (chiefly UK) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas. ¹

2. Noun. (Australia Australian rules football) A mistake made by a player; ''counted in the game statistics in the category "errors including frees against".'' ¹

3. Noun. Something that clangs; an alarm bell (''also figuratively''). ¹

4. Noun. The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound. ¹

5. Noun. An early hi-hat consisting of cymbals mounted on the rim of a bass drum and struck with an arm on the drum's pedal. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Clanger

1. a blunder [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clanger

clancies
clancular
clancularly
clandescent
clandestine
clandestine operation
clandestinely
clandestineness
clandestinities
clandestinity
clane
clang
clangbox
clanged
clanger (current term)
clangers
clangier
clangiest
clangily
clanging
clangingly
clangings
clangor
clangored
clangoring
clangorous
clangorously
clangorousness
clangors

Literary usage of Clanger

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of Rome by Livy (1890)
"... being pursued by the Parthians, he fled three hundred miles in twenty-one days, great trepidation and clanger encompassing his whole army. ..."

2. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1853)
"Under these aggravated circumstances of clanger, our heroine dares the enterprise. ' I opened the door—I entered; I closed it behind me as quickly and ..."

3. London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis by David Hughson (1805)
"Tl»e clanger in which- himself, a beloved consort, a dutiful son, and a number of faithful subjects were involved, so agitated Ed-. ward's soul, ..."

4. Bronchitis and kindred diseases by William Whitty Hall (1854)
"... in their place, especially as their removal sometime occasions suffering, and is not always unattended with clanger. See page 309. A CASE TO BE STUDIED. ..."

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