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Collision vs Clashing - What's the difference?

collision | clashing | Synonyms |

As nouns the difference between collision and clashing

is that collision is an instance of colliding while clashing is a clash; the sound or action of clashing; violent collision.

As a verb clashing is

present participle of lang=en.

collision

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An instance of colliding.
  • * 1994 , (Stephen Fry), (The Hippopotamus) Chapter 2
  • At the very moment he cried out, David realised that what he had run into was only the Christmas tree. Disgusted with himself at such cowardice, he spat a needle from his mouth, stepped back from the tree and listened. There were no sounds of any movement upstairs: no shouts, no sleepy grumbles, only a gentle tinkle from the decorations as the tree had recovered from the collision .

    Derived terms

    * collision course * collisional *

    Coordinate terms

    * allision

    clashing

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A clash; the sound or action of clashing; violent collision.