quashing

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noun

The action of quashing something.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of quash
nounquashing (plural quashings)

plural quashings

  1. The action of quashing something.

    the quashing of a jihadi enclave here only spurs the sprouting of another there

    2014 November 17, Roger Cohen, “The horror! The horror! The trauma of ISIS [print version: International New York Times, 18 November 2014, p. 9]”, in The New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cassation

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

quashing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quashing

MLA

“quashing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quashing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quashing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quashing.

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