English Explanatory Dictionary

crushing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of crush
adj
  1. That crushes; overwhelming.
  2. Devastatingly disheartening.
noun
  1. The action of the verb to crush.
  2. A former method of execution by placing heavy weights on the victim.
  3. Crushed material.
  4. The act of subjecting sugarcane to crushing.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹʌ.ʃɪŋ/ en-us-crushing.ogg

Word forms

crushing more crushing most crushing crushings

Etymology

By surface analysis, crush + -ing.

Synonyms

gutting

Derived words

crushingly crushingness noncrushing
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