different between clashing vs clangour

English

Verb

clashing

1. present participle of clash

Noun

clashing (plural clashings)

1. A clash; the sound or action of clashing; violent collision.

Adjective

clashing (comparative more clashing, superlative most clashing)

1. conflicting, contrasting, or contrary; inconsonant, incompatible, or irreconcilable
2. mismatched, inharmonious, discordant or dissonant, not fitting well together (especially in regards to aesthetics, colors, clothing, or sounds)
3. adverse or antagonistic; disagreeing or opposing
4. Producing a clash or series of clashes.

English

Alternative forms

• clangor (US, Canadian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?klæ???/, /?klæ????/
• Rhymes: -æ??(r), -æ???(r)

Noun

clangour (countable and uncountable, plural clangours)

1. (Britain, Canada) A loud, repeating clanging sound; a loud racket; a din.
   • 1920, D. H. Lawrence, Women in Love, Chapter XXIV: Death and Love,

     And always, as the dark, inchoate eyes turned to him, there passed through Gerald's bowels a burning stroke of revolt, that seemed to resound through his whole being, threatening to break his mind with its clangour, and making him mad.

Derived terms

• clangorous
• clangorously

Translations

Verb

clangour (third-person singular simple present clangours, present participle clangouring, simple past and past participle clangoured)

1. (Britain, Canada) To make a clanging sound.

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