crash
verb (used without object)
to make a loud, clattering noise, as of something dashed to pieces.
is crashing
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present progressiveof crash (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Historically, when value stocks are having their moment in the sun, it usually means that the broader market is crashing and burning.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Bitcoin is crashing and investors are freaking out,” Anthony Pompliano, a crypto evangelist and investor, wrote Friday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
That’s partly why the birth rate is crashing in Japan from 1.2 million births in the year 2000 to below 700,000 today.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
Combined with loosened restrictions on transfers between schools, a college version of free agency - the player rights shift that changed US professional sports forever in the 1970s - is crashing through the college ranks.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2023
Water is crashing against the boat like a hundred angry lions.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
