clash
verb (used without object)
to make a loud, harsh noise.
were clashing
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past progressiveof clash.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Behind the scenes, however, Musk and Altman were clashing over a proposed shift of OpenAI to a for-profit business that could attract investors in the capital-intensive AI race.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
Reports soon surfaced that Pazdur and Makary were clashing over the legality of new approval initiatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Soon, in a rather extraordinary scene, Gasparino and Asman were clashing openly on air about what had just happened.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2025
The announcement suggested progress after two days of concern that negotiators were backsliding and were clashing over terms of a preliminary nuclear agreement that they announced April 2.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2015
It was now night; and all over the city the joy-bells were clashing out music from the Cathedral towers, to express the popular thanksgiving for the miraculous escape and safety of the King.
From Temporal Power by Marie Corelli
