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smashing

/ˈsmæʃɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To break (something brittle) violently.
  2. To be destroyed by being smashed.
  3. To hit extremely hard.
  4. To ruin completely and suddenly.
  5. To defeat overwhelmingly; to gain a comprehensive success.
  6. To deform through continuous pressure.
  7. Gerund: The action of the verb to smash.
  8. Serving to smash (something).
  9. (originally United States, slightly obsolete) Wonderful, very good or impressive.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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