clattered β to make a loud, rattling sound, as that produced by hard objects striking rapidly one against the other: The shutters clattered in the wind.
clanged β Simple past tense and past participle of clang.
clanked β a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other: the clank of chains; the clank of an iron gate slamming shut.
crashed β to make a loud, clattering noise, as of something dashed to pieces.
smashed β of, relating to, or constituting a great success: That composer has written many smash tunes.
jarred β to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
rattled β to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames.
battled β Simple past tense and past participle of battle.
conflicted β unable to decide between opposing feelings or views
rifted β an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
rioted β a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
jammed β to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
jumped β to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
fought β simple past tense and past participle of fight.
verb clashed
disagreed β to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
collided β to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; come into violent contact; crash: The two cars collided with an ear-splitting crash.
differed β to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
tried β simple past tense and past participle of try.
wrangled β to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.
combated β to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously: to combat crime.
fretted β ornamented or provided with frets: a fretted molding.
galled β to make sore by rubbing; chafe severely: The saddle galled the horse's back.
grappled β to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
warred β a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
contravened β to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose: to contravene a statement.
contrasted β to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of: Contrast the political rights of Romans and Greeks.
