crashing
verbnounadjectivecommon in dialogue
- //ˈkɹæʃɪŋ//
The sound or action of something that crashes.
verb
- 1
Also a form of crashpresent participle and gerund of crash
noun
- 1
The sound or action of something that crashes.
the ceaseless crashings of waves on the beach
adjective
- 1
Severe; drastic.
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 […]
Forms
- plural
- crashings
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