"crashing" meaning in English

See crashing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɹæʃɪŋ/
Rhymes: -æʃɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} crashing
  1. Severe; drastic. Derived forms: crashingly Related terms: crashing bore
    Sense id: en-crashing-en-adj-xGKAdVSk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 5 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 4 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹæʃɪŋ/ Forms: crashings [plural]
Rhymes: -æʃɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} crashing (plural crashings)
  1. The sound or action of something that crashes. Categories (topical): Sounds
    Sense id: en-crashing-en-noun-c1vLPdB6 Disambiguation of Sounds: 36 61 3

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɹæʃɪŋ/
Rhymes: -æʃɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} crashing
  1. present participle and gerund of crash Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: crash
    Sense id: en-crashing-en-verb-YpuiXckS

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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