ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Trashing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Trashing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of trash.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of trash.

More Meanings

  1. The act by which something is trashed.
  2. (US) Dumpster diving.
  3. (Oxford University) A tradition of throwing food, confetti, etc. over students after their final examinations.

Example Sentences

As news about the cinema trashings spread, they aroused widespread protest […]
One of the most recent trashings of my work was by Sara Suleri in an issue of Critical Inquiry.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include junk, rubbish, scum, trumpery, folderol, scrap.

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