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Sharp Metallic Sound Crossword Clue

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noun

• a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)

• a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya

verb

• hit with a pinging noise

• sound like a car engine that is firing too early

• make a short high-pitched sound

• contact, usually in order to remind of something

• send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active

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noun

• a loud resonant repeating noise

verb

• make a clank

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noun

• a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)

• exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)

verb

• cause to sound with a twang

• sound with a twang

• twitch or throb with pain

• pluck (strings of an instrument)

• pronounce with a nasal twang

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
New York Times20 May 1987 Across 38
New York Times07 Sep 1980 Down 94
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