Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
CLANG
I. verb
Etymology: Latin clangere; akin to Greek klazein to scream, bark, Old English hliehhan to laugh
Date: 1576
intransitive verb
1. to make a loud metallic ringing sound , to go with a clang, to utter the characteristic harsh cry of a bird, transitive verb to cause to clang ,
II. noun
Date: 1557
a loud ringing metallic sound , a harsh cry of a bird (as a crane or goose)