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