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
- The act by which something is trashed.
- (US) Dumpster diving.
- (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
- trashings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include junk, rubbish, scum, trumpery, folderol, scrap.
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