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—crashingly, adv./krash"ing/, adj.1. absolute; complete; utter: a crashing bore.2. unusual or superlative; exceptional: a crashing celebration.[1925-30; CRASH1 + -ING2]
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Crashing — Crash ing, n. The noise of many things falling and breaking at once. [1913 Webster] There shall be . . . a great crashing from the hills. Zeph. i. 10. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crashing — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ complete; total: a crashing bore. DERIVATIVES crashingly adverb … English terms dictionary
crashing — [krash′iŋ] adj. Informal thorough; complete [a crashing bore] … English World dictionary
crashing — adjective Date: 1924 1. utter, absolute < a crashing bore > 2. superlative < a crashing effect > • crashingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
Crashing — Crash Crash (kr[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crashed} (kr[a^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crashing}.] [OE. crashen, the same word as crasen to break, E. craze. See {Craze}.] To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence. [R.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crashing — adj. Crashing is used with these nouns: ↑bore, ↑cymbal, ↑halt, ↑surf, ↑wave … Collocations dictionary
crashing — adjective informal complete; total: a crashing bore. Derivatives crashingly adverb … English new terms dictionary
crashing — crash•ing [[t]ˈkræʃ ɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) absolute; complete: a crashing bore[/ex] 2) superlative; exceptional • Etymology: 1925–30 crash′ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
crashing — /ˈkræʃɪŋ / (say krashing) adjective Colloquial complete and utter: a crashing bore …
crashing — adj. colloq. overwhelming (a crashing bore) … Useful english dictionary
