"crashing" meaning in English

See crashing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɹæʃɪŋ/
Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} crashing
  1. Severe; drastic. Related terms: crashing bore
    Sense id: en-crashing-en-adj-xGKAdVSk

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹæʃɪŋ/ Forms: crashings [plural]
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: 31 53 16

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɹæʃɪŋ/
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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 2 62 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 29 3 68

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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