trash
noun
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
was trashing
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past progressiveof trash.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The host was trashing my age, and three years later, I became a paid regular.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
While this unfolded, the YouTuber told a crowd that gathered around him that he would buy his Uber driver a new car that was even better than the one he was trashing.
From The Verge ● Sep. 24, 2018
As a Merrill Lynch analyst during the 1990s tech boom, Blodget became infamous for pumping up stocks in public that he was trashing in private.
From Slate ● May 24, 2012
Paula Abdul was trashing Drew’s somewhat preposterous dress, trying to blame the garment on Mr. Cowell.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2011
