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crashing

  • /ˈkɹæʃɪŋ/

Rhymes with -æʃɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of crash

noun crashings

  1. The sound or action of something that crashes. the ceaseless crashings of waves on the beach

adjective

  1. Severe; drastic. Advances were brought to crashing halts, and whole areas became impassable.

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Closest in meaning: flaming, blinking, bally, bloody, unmitigated, smashing, falling, locking, rumbling, sinking, lock, incident, lockout, collapsing, slamming, ramming

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"crashing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/crashing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

crashing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/crashing

Chicago

"crashing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/crashing.

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@misc{crashing_2026,
  title = {crashing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crashing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}