Wrecking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Wrecking is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of wreck.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of wreck.
More Meanings
- The act by which something is wrecked.
- (obsolete) The taking of valuables from a shipwreck close to the shore.
Example Sentences
The propriety of the dissolution, too, was speedily seen in the improved state of the public peace: for twelve years we hear little of Orange riots, and nothing of such burnings and wreckings as those of Maghera, Maghery, and Annahagh.
Word Forms
- wreckings
Synonyms for wrecking
Depending on context, synonyms include ruination, ruin, ruining, razing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ruination, ruin, ruining, razing, devastating, undermining.
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