"trashing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trashings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} trashing (countable and uncountable, plural trashings)
  1. The act by which something is trashed. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. (US) Dumpster diving. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trashing-en-noun-YTYHPcCA Categories (other): American English, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 41 24 34
  3. (Oxford University) A tradition of throwing food, confetti, etc. over students after their final examinations. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trashing-en-noun-X-~xXCoe Categories (other): Oxford University English, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 41 24 34

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} trashing
  1. present participle and gerund of trash Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: trash
    Sense id: en-trashing-en-verb-DWtJ8~oP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 28 30 41 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 41 24 34

Inflected forms

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