crashing

noun, adj — 2 senses

crashing

noun

/ˈkɹæʃɪŋ/

1

The sound or action of something that crashes.

the ceaseless crashings of waves on the beach

crashing

adj

1

Severe; drastic.

Advances were brought to crashing halts, and whole areas became impassable.2016, Simon R. Green, Deathstalker War:
That the debut of the play on 20 April 1842 was a crashing failure is apparent from a letter from Charles […]2020, Donald J. Lange, The Life and Poetry of George Darley, page 114:

Derived terms: crashingly, party-crashing
Related terms: crashing bore

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