- present participle of wreck.
wrecking
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of wrecking
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.
Whether he takes a wrecking ball to it or lets it stagnate, the Kennedy Center threatens to become his latest victim.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The 1982-83 winter season, which coincided with a very strong El Niño, was historically destructive for California’s coast, with storms wrecking the Santa Monica and Seal Beach piers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Donald spent 10 seasons with the franchise and won a Super Bowl as the human wrecking ball on the inside of its defensive line until he called it quits two years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Officials decry the trespassing as a risky gambit that is wrecking an iconic property they want revived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
He marches back to Persia with an army and a wife, and smacks Chobin so hard for wrecking everything that Chobin flees to Fergana, which is like saying he runs away to Mars.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
