Definitions for crushing
crush·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. suppression, crushing, quelling, stiflingadjective

   forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

   "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent"

2. crushing, devastatingadjective

   physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination

   "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crushingnoun

   The action of the verb to crush.

2. crushingnoun

   A former method of execution.

3. crushingadjective

   That crushes; overwhelming.

4. crushingadjective

   disheartening

   Oh, your dog has leukemia? That's crushing.

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1. crushing

   Crushing refers to the process of reducing the size or volume of an object or material, typically through the application of strong, external force or pressure. This can be physically such as breaking down rocks or grains into smaller particles or metaphorically such as overwhelming feelings or circumstances.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crushing

   of Crush

2. Crushingadjective

   that crushes; overwhelming

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1. Crushing

   Death by crushing or pressing is a method of execution that has a history during which the techniques used varied greatly from place to place. This form of execution is no longer sanctioned by any governing body.

Anagrams for crushing »

1. ruchings

How to pronounce crushing?

1. Alex

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of crushing in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of crushing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of crushing in a Sentence

1. Olivia de Havilland:

   The TV business is soul crushing, talent destroying and human being destroying.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   We can either do that directly or through tax credits. And, kind of figuring out whether she could do that through executive action, or she would need to do that through tax credits working with Congress. She thinks either of those will help solve the challenge of kind of the crushing costs that still exist for too many people who even are part of the Affordable Care Act.

3. Jan Crawford:

   My kids hear me rant about this everyday, so I may as well tell you guys. It's the crushing impact that our COVID policies have had on young kids and children, by far the least serious risk for serious illness.

4. Cory Booker:

   Talk about a crushing moment.

5. John McSweeney from Terry Lifts:

   If a pet or child was playing underneath the lift, you've got a safety bottom with micro-switches all over that safety bottom. So as soon as it comes in contact with any obstruction, it will immediately stop. And you have about 20 millimeters of pinch-point - so there's no mild crushing at all, it is very, very sensitive.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=crushing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Crushing
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crushing
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=crushing