Definitions for smashing
ˈsmæʃ ɪŋsmash·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. smashing, shatteringadjective

   the act of breaking something into small pieces

2. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashingadjective

   very good

   "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. smashingnoun

   Gerund: The action of the verb to smash.

   Some Greek dance is traditionally accompanied by the smashing of crockery.

2. smashingadjective

   Serving to smash (something).

   The boxer delivered a smashing blow to his opponent's head.

3. smashingadjective

   (British informal) Wonderful, very good or impressive. Thought to be corruption of Irish Is maith é sin. (meaning "that's good").

   We had a smashing time at the zoo.

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1. smashing

   Smashing generally refers to the act of breaking or shattering something into pieces violently. It also implies defeating or criticizing someone strongly. In a more colloquial sense, particularly British English, "smashing" is an adjective used to describe something outstanding or excellent. The meaning is highly contextual.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Smashing

   of Smash

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1. smashingverb

   See slapping skins.

How to pronounce smashing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say smashing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of smashing in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of smashing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of smashing in a Sentence

1. Arnold H. Glasgow:

   The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it open.

2. Monica Hughes:

   When the storm hit… the pressure dropped until your ears popped. The air got very thick, it was difficult to breathe, the roof came off in one big sheet and then things just were flying, smashing into the doors and the walls.

3. Eric Swalwell:

   It’s political vengeance, it’s too bad because that committee has always been a bipartisan committee, and he’s taking one of the most precious pieces of glassware in the congressional cabinet and smashing it, and the damage is going to be irreparable.

4. Gary Conroy:

   [ The team ] started realizing that they were smashing projects that they had always put on the back burner.

5. Susan Scott:

   We have always thought that there should be binary systems of a black hole and a neutron star circling each other out in space, so if this event is confirmed, it would be the first evidence that such systems do actually exist, and that some of them are spiraling closer and closer and eventually smashing together.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=smashing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Smashing
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smashing