clangoring

verb

present participle of clangor
as in clashing

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  1. clashing
  2. tingling
  3. jingling
  4. crashing
Verb
  • The show, which debuted in 2025, centers on clashing mob families and stars Brosnan and Mirren as Harrigan crime family patriarch and matriarch Conrad and Maeve, respectively.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But the move risks clashing with Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s own plans to shrink the Fed’s balance sheet — and with any Fed decision to tighten monetary policy.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of clashing
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  • Paper menus allow diners to tick off orders of lip-tingling laab, luscious khao soi, and juicy pomelo salad, feeling like a never-ending invitation to add just one more course.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Those include numbness and tingling around the mouth and fingertips, trouble walking, talking or swallowing, sometimes weakness in the upper or lower extremity, balance issues or struggles with episodic memory.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of tingling
Verb
  • The Household Cavalry, on dark horses and with brightly shining breastplates, trotted past, jingling like a cutlery drawer.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • The hiker then begins jingling bells in the bear's face in an attempt to scare it off, but the bear charges forward.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of jingling
Verb
  • Another crash in a difficult cycle The golf champion failed a sobriety test in March after crashing his car not far from his home in Martin County, Florida, according to an arrest affidavit.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Agile organizations must know how to stay steady with each crashing wave without losing their balance.
    — Tonushree Mondal, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of crashing
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“Clangoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clangoring. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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