clash
verb [I or T] (LOUD NOISE) /klæʃ/Definition
› to make a loud noise like metal hitting metal, or to cause something to make this noise: The saucepans clashed as he piled them into the sink. She clashed the cymbals together.Sounds made by objects, movement or impactNoise and noisy
(Definition of clash verb (LOUD NOISE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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