smashing

[smash-ing]

adjective

1. impressive or wonderful.

   a smashing display.

2. crushing or devastating.

   a smashing defeat.

smashing

/ ˈsmæʃɪŋ /

adjective

1. informal,  excellent or first-rate; wonderful

   we had a smashing time

Other Word Forms

• smashingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of smashing¹

First recorded in 1825–35; smash + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Ms Heer said that the red team had taken three minutes to gain access to factory, first cutting into a roller door and then smashing through it with the prison van.

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And the Manchester City striker will be one of the players to watch in North America after smashing in 16 goals during qualifying.

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“For guys, specifically, from my experience, it’s purely a smashing app.”

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After smashing its display case, the men hauled the coin on a roller board back to the changing room.

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“The Americans are smashing through their own interests and leaving us with a bloody nose,” he says.

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