Meaning of Smashing | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The breaking or destruction of (something brittle) in a violent manner.
2. The destruction or disintegration of something by being smashed.
3. The hitting of something extremely hard.
4. The complete and sudden ruin or ruination of something.
5. An overwhelming victory or success.
   idiomatic, informal
6. The deformation of something through continuous pressure.
7. An act of sexual intercourse.
   slang, vulgar
8. A disastrous failure of something.
   archaic, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“Some Greek dance is traditionally accompanied by the smashing of crockery.”

“Incoherency had overtaken his speech, but he was unaware of it. Nor did he connect the smashing of a bottle with the generous curve of his transit.”

“As soon as this danger was appreciated there followed a nervous smashing and chopping of triffids everywhere, until it occurred to someone that all that was necessary to make them harmless was the removal of the actual stinging weapon.”

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