# clashing

Pronunciation: say "KLASH-ing" US /ˈklæʃɪŋ/, UK /ˈklaʃɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Mismatched and inharmonious, so that colors, clothing, or sounds seem not to fit well together.
   - Simple: Not matching well, so colors, clothes, or sounds do not look or sound good together.
   - _The designer deliberately paired clashing patterns to create a chaotic look._
   - _A set of clashing chords opened the piece on a deliberately unsettling note._
3. Conflicting or contrary; so different that the two things cannot fit together or both hold at once.
   - Simple: Going against each other, like two ideas or plans that cannot both be true or work together.
   - _The report contained clashing accounts of what happened that night._
   - _Two clashing theories divided the research team for years._
4. Adverse or antagonistic; standing in open opposition or disagreement with one another.
   - Simple: Strongly against each other, like people who argue and take opposite sides.
   - _The meeting collapsed under the weight of clashing factions._
   - _Their clashing ambitions turned former allies into rivals._
6. Producing a clash or a series of clashes, as of struck metal objects.
   - Simple: Making a loud crashing sound again and again, like metal hitting metal.
   - _The clashing gears of the old machine filled the workshop with noise._
   - _Clashing bells rang out across the valley at midnight._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of clash. — present participle and gerund of clash
   - Simple: Present participle of clash. Use this -ing form when the action is happening right now.
   - _The protesters were clashing with police outside the building._
   - _Their personalities kept clashing throughout the long project._

## Noun

5. A violent collision, or the harsh sound and action produced when two things strike together.
   - Simple: The loud, harsh sound or crash made when two hard things hit each other.
   - _The clashing of cymbals signaled the start of the parade._
   - _A great clashing rose from the battlefield as the two lines met._

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