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clangoring

verb

present participle of clangor
as in clashing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clangoring
  1. clashing
  2. tingling
  3. jingling
  4. crashing
Verb
  • The other has brought together clashing frontier lab leaders Dario Amodei of Anthropic, OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk, along with a chorus of AI researchers.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Ground fighting intensified at the beginning of September, with troops clashing on multiple fronts.
    — Guy Davies, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of clashing
Verb
  • His legs and feet have begun to regain some feeling and tingling sensations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • And, in recent years, a new culinary wave has emerged, as chefs create bold fusion dishes or, more subtly, adapt Japanese recipes to uniquely Brazilian produce, from Amazon river fish to jambu, a tongue-tingling herb.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 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
  • During the confrontation, Villegas González was shot in the neck before crashing his car, officials have said.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The video shows a chunk of debris crashing onto an empty red carpet.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of crashing
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