What is another word for clashing?

“Engaging in intensifying bouts of guerrilla warfare, the rebels would clash with the Spanish forces of Ximenez de Sandoval at the confluence of the now-famous Contramaestre and Cauto rivers.”

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Present participle for to have a (usually forceful) disagreement

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

having a different opinion

going at it hammer and tongs

chopping logic

battling

debating

fighting like cat and dog

warring

having a disagreement

having a misunderstanding

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

hashing over

taking exception

mixing it up

having an altercation

picking a bone

taking issue

duelling^UK

dueling^US

having shouting match

doing battle

getting into conflict

coming to blows

having a difference of opinion

getting into a dispute

having a slanging match

going one on one

putting up a fight

putting up a struggle

having at each other

getting in one's face

jumping on each other

cutting and thrusting

jumping on one's case

ripping into each other

going for the jugular

letting someone have it

contradicting each other

putting up an argument

fencing

arguing over

making a big thing about

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

calling on the carpet

balking^US

baulking^UK

expressing disagreement with

failing to agree with

expressing disagreement

flying in the face of

quibbling over

disagreeing with

saying not a chance

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“The only thing that would get in their way was each other, as the two would often clash about the best way to go about things.”

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Present participle for to differ from, or not match with, something

“I worried that my boyfriend might pick a corsage that would clash with my dress.”

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Present participle for to inconveniently occur at the same time

“The new dates would clash with the arrangements I had made for research in California during the summer.”

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Present participle for to physically fight, especially in a rough or noisy way

fighting like Kilkenny cats

fighting nastily

going at it hammer and tongs

engaging in fisticuffs

assaulting each other

dueling^US

duelling^UK

exchanging blows with

taking up the gauntlet

taking the field

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Present participle for to collide forcefully with something

coming into collision with

running over

plowing into

piling up

coming into collision

pummelling^UK

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Present participle for to confront or come up against

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Present participle for to make a clear resonant or vibrating sound

signaling^US

signalling^UK

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Present participle for to engage in a competition or contest

rivalling^UK

rivaling^US

jockeying for position

knocking oneself out

making play for

putting up with

putting yourself forward

pitting oneself against

matching strength

coping with

seeking prize

pitching oneself against

going up against in contest

matching yourself against

going for the jugular

dueling^US

duelling^UK

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Present participle for to be unlike or dissimilar

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