trash
noun
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
trashing
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present participleof trash.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“Like I said, I still have feelings about a young man trashing his whole life like that. But no.”
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Getting rid of stuff is something we do nearly every week, through donating, trashing and shredding.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
Even Scott Jennings, the foul-mouthed Kentuckian with a habit of picking Derby losers and rumored to occasionally sip Tennessee whiskey instead of Kentucky bourbon, has been caught trashing the president — off camera.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
It was a pointed line of questioning because Warsh had spent the hearing trashing the Fed’s recent record, and now the same scrutiny was being turned on his own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
“You can use these bricks, do something beneficial with them. Besides, Tuttle’s would only be trashing them anyways.”
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
