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present participle and gerund of clash examples
plural clashings
A clash; the sound or action of clashing; violent collision. examples
comparative more clashing, superlative most clashing
conflicting, contrasting, or contrary; inconsonant, incompatible, or irreconcilable examples
mismatched, inharmonious, discordant or dissonant, not fitting well together (especially in regards to aesthetics, colors, clothing, or sounds) examples
adverse or antagonistic; disagreeing or opposing examples
Producing a clash or series of clashes. quotations examples
From inside the mill there came a whizzing, whirring, and clashing sound, and now and then a bright saw-blade flashed in the air, as if in combat with the spirits of the night, to cut the stumps and uneven ends off the logs.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 154