smashing

[ smash-ing ]

adjective

1. impressive or wonderful:

   a smashing display.

2. crushing or devastating:

   a smashing defeat.

smashing

/ ˈsmæʃɪŋ /

adjective

1. informal.
   excellent or first-rate; wonderful

   we had a smashing time

Other Words From

• smashing·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of smashing¹

First recorded in 1825–35; smash + -ing ²

Example Sentences

As he removed the bottles from the bar to stop them smashing, he asked the passenger why he was so calm.

From BBC

Tyson has regularly shared training videos, with signs of the punching power he carried in his prime exhibited in short clips of him smashing punchbags and mitts.

From BBC

Filmed from a 3rd floor balcony across the street, Daniel is seen smashing constantly against the glass.

From BBC

In February, a crowds swarmed a Waymo car in San Francisco’s Chinatown, scrawling graffiti, smashing windows and setting the vehicle on fire.

From Los Angeles Times

Jonathan explained to us how the raging torrent had scooped up trucks parked next door to the Matías family home with one smashing through an external wall.

From BBC

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