- present participle of smash.
smashing
Americanadjective
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impressive or wonderful.
a smashing display.
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crushing or devastating.
a smashing defeat.
adjective
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Origin of smashing
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Bauers delivered the knockout blow in Milwaukee’s 6-2 victory on Wednesday, smashing a go-ahead, two-run home run off ace Blake Snell to give the Brewers a lead they would never relinquish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
He has now updated the shutter to include the car smashing through the front of the shop.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The LHC accelerates protons to tremendous energies before smashing them together.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The helicopter went down between two commercial buildings in the 9100 block of Mason Avenue, smashing into a pair of truck cargo containers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Even from the car, I can see the huge waves smashing against rocks, the spray dusting down on all the parked cars like tiny raindrops.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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