Crashing

Quick meaning: Crashing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of crash.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of crash.

More Meanings

1. The sound or action of something that crashes.
2. Severe; drastic.

Example Sentences

the ceaseless crashings of waves on the beach

Advances were brought to crashing halts, and whole areas became impassable.

That the debut of the play on 20 April 1842 was a crashing failure is apparent from a letter from Charles […]

Word Forms

• crashings

Synonyms for crashing

Depending on context, synonyms include bloody, bally, flaming.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include flaming, bally, bloody, unmitigated, smashing, falling.

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