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Webster 1913 Edition


Crushing

Crush′ing

,
Adj.
That crushes; overwhelming.
“The blow must be quick and crushing.”
Macualay.

Webster 1828 Edition


Crushing

CRUSHING

,
ppr.
Pressing or squeezing into a mass, or until broken or bruised; overwhelming; subduing by force; oppressing; comminuting.

Definition 2024


crushing

crushing

English

Verb

crushing

  1. present participle of crush

Adjective

crushing (comparative more crushing, superlative most crushing)

  1. That crushes; overwhelming.
    a crushing defeat
  2. Devastatingly disheartening.
    crushing guilt
    Oh, your dog has leukemia? That’s crushing.

Synonyms

(disheartening):

  • gutting (British)
  • See also Wikisaurus:disheartening

Translations

Noun

crushing (countable and uncountable, plural crushings)

  1. The action of the verb to crush.
    oilseed crushings
  2. A former method of execution.
  3. (in plural) crushed material

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