Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: clash
IPA transcription: [kl'æʃ]
Pronunciations of clash
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: clang, clangor, clangour, clangoring, clank, clash, crash
    Meaning: a loud resonant repeating noise; "he could hear the clang of distant bells"
  • Synonyms: clash, friction
    Meaning: a state of conflict between persons
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: collide, clash
    Meaning: crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"
Usage examples
  • Clash, clash, hammer; ding, dong, bell!
  • Bell, dong, ding; hammer, clang, clash!
  • Bell, dong, ding; hammer, clash, clash!
  • Through all the wild October day, the clash and din resounded in the air.
  • Then Ajib cried to his men, "Charge once more," and sturdy host on sturdy host down bore and great was the clash of arms and battle-roar.
  • After a few minutes two of the companies shouldered arms with a clash, barked three sharp shouts, and went swinging off across the Square, disappearing through the Red Arch into the quiet city.
  • For they are not firmly fixed with roots beneath, but constantly clash against one another to one point, and above a huge mass of salt water rises in a crest, boiling up, and loudly dashes upon the hard beach.
  • But as they moved forward to attack the Union troops came out to meet them. Nelson had occupied the high ground between Lick and Owl Creeks, and his and the Southern troops met in a fierce clash shortly after dawn.
  • It throws light upon the clash of aims manifested in different portions of the school system; the narrowly utilitarian character of most elementary education, and the narrowly disciplinary or cultural character of most higher education.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, License CC BY-SA 4.0