clashing
衝突する
解説 Definition
clashing は clash（衝突する、ぶつかり合う）の現在分詞・動名詞です。人や集団の意見、予定、音や色などが合わずに対立したりぶつかったりする様子を表します。
Clashing describes people, groups, plans, sounds, or colors coming into conflict or failing to fit together harmoniously. It is the present participle or gerund of clash and may refer to active confrontation, overlapping schedules, or an unpleasant combination.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 clash「衝突する」にそのまま -ing を加えた現在分詞・動名詞で、clashing /ˈklæʃɪŋ/ となります。金属がガチャンとぶつかる音を核に、意見なら clash over a rule、予定なら schedules clash、音や色なら clash with ... と、物理的衝突から「調和しない」用法へ広げて覚えましょう。
Connect clashing with the sharp sound suggested by clash: two hard objects striking each other. The -ing form is regular—simply add -ing to clash to make clashing, pronounced /ˈklæʃɪŋ/. From physical impact, extend the image to things that do not fit together: groups can be clashing over a rule, schedules can keep clashing, and loud drums can clash with a soft voice. The common structure clash with highlights incompatible things, while clash over introduces the issue causing disagreement. Unlike crashing, clashing often emphasizes conflict or incompatibility rather than a destructive accident.
例文
The two groups are clashing over the new rule.
二つのグループは新しい規則をめぐって衝突しています。
Their schedules kept clashing, so they moved the meeting.
予定が何度も重なったため、彼らは会議を移動しました。
Loud drums were clashing with the singer's soft voice.
大きなドラムの音が歌手のやわらかな声とぶつかっていました。
clashing の類義語・関連語
clashing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
clashing は clash の現在分詞です。clash は中英語期の擬音語で、金属や物がガチャンとぶつかる音から生まれたとされ、音の衝突がそのまま物理的・比喩的な「衝突する」へ広がりました。関連語に crash, clap があります。
Clashing is the present participle and gerund of clash, formed by adding -ing without changing the base spelling. Clash appeared in Middle English as an imitative word suggesting the sharp noise of objects, especially metal, striking together. Its meaning expanded from the sound and physical impact to fights, opposing opinions, overlapping arrangements, and combinations of colors or sounds that seem discordant. The word’s sound-symbolic origin remains visible across these literal and figurative uses.
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