Definitions for crushing
crush·ing

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. suppression, crushing, quelling, stifling(adj)

   forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

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

2. crushing, devastating(adj)

   physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. crushing(Noun)

   The action of the verb to crush.

2. crushing(Noun)

   A former method of execution.

3. crushing(Adjective)

   That crushes; overwhelming.

4. crushing(Adjective)

   disheartening

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Crushing

   of Crush

2. Crushing(adj)

   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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Monica Kerrigan:

   Study after study has demonstrated that this policy has inflicted a crushing blow to health care access for people around the world, especially those who already face systemic barriers to care, no matter how much State Department attempts to minimize the policy's true impact, State Department latest report demonstrates what we already knew : the global gag rule is disrupting health care access for communities around the world, which is especially critical now as we face the COVID-19 pandemic.

2. Joseph Conrad:

   Having had to encounter single-handed during his period of eclipse many physical dangers, he was well aware of the most dangerous element common to them all: of the crushing, paralysing sense of human littleness, which is what really defeats a human struggling with natural forces, alone, far from the eyes of his fellows.

3. Nicolas Heller , a documentarian:

   A lot of these people are dying prematurely, whether they had medical issues or not. Its crushing. There are no words.

4. John Bolton:

   If they're not willing to do it, Donald Trump has been very clear they're not going to get relief from the crushing economic sanctions that have been imposed on them and we'll look at ramping those sanctions up in fact.

5. Tzachi Hanegbi:

   I don't think I can tell you that one blow, as effective and crushing as the one they (the Iranians) received last night, is enough to convince a regime that is usually very fanatical and determined.

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