Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of crash
nouncrashing (plural crashings)
plural crashings
- The sound or action of something that crashes.
the ceaseless crashings of waves on the beach
adjective
- Severe; drastic.
Advances were brought to crashing halts, and whole areas became impassable.
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That the debut of the play on 20 April 1842 was a crashing failure is apparent from a letter from Charles […]
2020, Donald J. Lange, The Life and Poetry of George Darley, page 114
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with crashing
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APA
crashing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crashing
MLA
“crashing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crashing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crashing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crashing.
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