5 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
noun a loud resonant repeating noise
verb make a loud noise
origin1570, of imitative origin. Compare also Saterland Frisian Kloang, West Frisian klank, Dutch klank, German Klang (from German klingen), Danish and Swedish klang, Latin clangere (“to resound”) (which probably influenced it).
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