"smashing" meaning in All languages combined

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      "roman": "sǎkrušitelen",
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  "word": "smashing"
}

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    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -ing",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verb forms",
    "Rhymes:English/æʃɪŋ",
    "Rhymes:English/æʃɪŋ/2 syllables",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Malayalam translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations"
  ],
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "smash",
        "3": "ing"
      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "is"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish is",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gd",
        "2": "'s"
      },
      "expansion": "Scottish Gaelic 's",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From smash + -ing. As a synonym for wonderful, the term first appeared in early 20th-century USA, and possibly derives from the sense of smash used in smash hit and similar terms. Popular folk etymology connects the term to the broadly homophonous Irish is maith sin or Scottish Gaelic 's math sin (\"that is good\"), but this has been described as \"improbable\", and does not appear in the etymological dictionaries.",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        }
      ],
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        "present participle and gerund of smash"
      ],
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          "smash",
          "smash#English"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsmæʃɪŋ/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-æʃɪŋ"
    },
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