smashing

adjective · noun · verbB1

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

more smashing

Superlative

most smashing

1.
Serving to smash (something).
The boxer delivered a smashing blow to his opponent's head.
2.
(British, Ireland)(originally US, now British and Ireland) Wonderful, very good or impressive.
We had a smashing time at the zoo.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

smashings

1.
The breaking or destruction of (something brittle) in a violent manner.
Some Greek dance is traditionally accompanied by the smashing of crockery.
2.
The destruction or disintegration of something by being smashed.
3.
The hitting of something extremely hard.
4.
The complete and sudden ruin or ruination of something.
5.
(idiomatic, informal)An overwhelming victory or success.
6.
The deformation of something through continuous pressure.
7.
(slang, vulgar)An act of sexual intercourse.
8.
(archaic, slang)A disastrous failure of something.

Động từ

verb

1.
(form of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of smash

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Cùng gốc / liên quan

smashingly

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Nguồn gốc từ

From smash + -ing. As a synonym for wonderful, the term first appeared in the United States in the early twentieth century, and possibly derives from the sense of smash used in smash hit and similar terms.