smashing
pronunciation
How to pronounce smashing in British English:
UK [ˈsmæʃɪŋ]
How to pronounce smashing in American English:
US [ˈsmæʃɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the act of breaking something into small pieces
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- Adjective:
- very good
Word Origin
- smashing (adj.)
- 1833, "violently crushing to pieces," present participle adjective from smash (v.). Meaning "pleasing, sensational" is from 1911. Related: Smashingly.
Example
- 1. Rioters later charged into the government compound , smashing windows and looting office equipment , and torching cars and motorcycles in the yard .
- 2. For those who regard the smashing of a champagne bottle as a tragic waste , the problems facing the world 's shipbuilders are excellent news .
- 3. For the next few days , thugs in riot-gear thumped students trying to reassemble and ransacked foreign news bureaus , clubbing reporters and smashing their gear .
- 4. We 're the only one that uses tools then-but that 's if you don 't count otters smashing mollusks with rocks or apes stripping leaves from twigs and using them to fish for termites .
- 5. They erupted from out of nowhere it seemed : over several hot summer nights rioters flooded cities across britain smashing windows looting stores and setting buildings aflame .