dashing
adjectiveverbnounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈdæʃɪŋ(ɡ)//
Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
adjective
- 1
Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
a dashing young officer
- 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
Also a form of dashpresent participle and gerund of dash
noun
- 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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