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crushing

/ˈkɹʌ.ʃɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Crushing means: forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority.

Synonyms for crushing6

noun, as in forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

suppression, quelling, stifling

adjective, as in physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination

devastating, destructive

also used for crushing

gutting

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What does crushing mean?2

noun

1

forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority“the suppression of heresy”

adjective

1

physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination“a crushing blow”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with crushing?5

two syllables

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Crushing in a sentence

  • Don't say something so dream-crushing in front of children.end
  • Ziri heard a lot of crushing noises in the area.Amastan
  • Elias heard the sound of the waves crushing against the shore.Amastan
  • Gunter heard leaves crushing underneath the feet of someone.Amastan
  • Claudio heard the sound of footsteps crushing the snow behind him.Amastan
  • A small bug bit me on the arm because I was accidentally crushing it.Eccles17
  • Woe to the braggart parasite. The crushing stone is falling overhead.Eccles17
  • Ziri yelled out that Walid was crushing the bones of his hand.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of crushing

as a noun

plural
crushings