smashing
Americanadjective
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impressive or wonderful.
a smashing display.
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crushing or devastating.
a smashing defeat.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- smashingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of smashing
Example Sentences
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The small crack in the hull that still needs repair, that I made wider by smashing Nate’s axe into it, is rapidly gulping up the cold, dark water of the lake.
From Literature
Another child hopped around on two feet, smashing the blushers into pink pulp.
From Literature
"I was watching these girls smashing each other into the mud on and thinking I'm a United States international but I'm not actually as good as the average person here," she says.
From BBC
"It keeps up the pace of play. People just love smashing driver at that screen."
From BBC
Former England wing Ugo Monye: He is smashing records that we have never seen before and is setting a new standard, scoring a try in every Six Nations game for the past two Six Nations.
From BBC
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