[ UK /klˈæŋɡɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate
    he dropped a clanger
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How To Use clanger In A Sentence

  • The secretary dropped a clanger when she mentioned the cancel of the order to her boss who had just had a quarrel with his girlfriend.
  • Somebody's dropped a clanger and at tomorrow's meeting I'll be trying to see how we can stop the same thing from happening again.
  • I can't help noticing the occasional clanger in war films.
  • The only clanger was the crackling, one half of which was flabby and inedible. Lancaster's 10 best budget restaurants, pubs and cafes
  • Your clangers are so obvious and often crucial that they're always highlighted.
  • To half-time - and this was the part that mattered - the Bulldogs had 21 '' clanger '' kicks, an astonishing number. The Age News Headlines
  • In an embarrassing clanger, it seems they massively misjudged the scale of the fine they would receive.
  • Edwards was recalled but was subbed at half-time after dropping a clanger in the 2-0 defeat by Leyton Orient in October.
  • 'Cled,' he said,'I think I dropped a clanger not getting flowers for Dilys as well. MR STARLIGHT
  • Another clanger, which is called pooping, is of a character that one who is ignorant of the might of the ocean when aroused, would not be apt to foresee. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale
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