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dashing

adjectiveverbnounattested in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˈdæʃɪŋ(ɡ)//

Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.

adjective

  1. 1

    Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.

    a dashing young officer

  2. 2

    Chic, fashionable.

    All heads turned as the dashing young man entered the room.

    That's a rather dashing outfit, even if I do say so.

Etymology

From Middle English daschande, equivalent to dash + -ing.

verb

  1. 1

    Also a form of dashpresent participle and gerund of dash

noun

  1. 1

    The action of the verb to dash.

Etymology

From Middle English dasshyng, dasshynge, equivalent to dash + -ing.

Forms

plural
dashings
comparative
more dashing
superlative
most dashing
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