destroying

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destroying

/dɪˈstɹɔɪ(j)ɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɔɪɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of destroy

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ruin, demolish, annihilating, batters, blighting, blow, breaking, bulldozing, crushing, damaged, damaging, defacing, defeating, demolished, demolishes, demolishing

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@misc{destroying_2026,
  title = {destroying},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/destroying},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}