clash
verb (used without object)
to make a loud, harsh noise.
is clashing
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present progressiveof clash (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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An Altadena community is clashing over a $23,614 HOA bill residents were forced to pay a few months after the fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Then, the hosts get into why Pete Hegseth’s Department of War is clashing with Anthropic, as modern warfare becomes increasingly reliant on AI.
From Slate ● Mar. 7, 2026
The U.S. is clashing at various levels with all three participants.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 20, 2022
The panel is clashing with Mr. Meadows as it pursues contempt-of-Congress charges against two other witnesses.
From New York Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
Oh, she will hear no bourde nor jest on this Pucelle that all the countryside is clashing of, and that is bewitching my maid, methinks, even from afar.
From A Monk of Fife by Andrew Lang
