crushing
IPA: krˈʌʃɪŋ
noun
- The action of the verb to crush.
- A former method of execution by placing heavy weights on the victim.
- (in the plural) Crushed material.
- The act of subjecting sugarcane to crushing.
adjective
- That crushes; overwhelming.
- Devastatingly disheartening.
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Examples of "crushing" in Sentences
- The result was a crushing defeat of the Dutch.
- That's what I call a crushing blow for a sister, Clarissa.
- Cystolithotripsy is the crushing of a stone in the bladder.
- The battle resulted in a crushing defeat for the Confederacy.
- Translation: "get behind our token ... he's our only hope in crushing Obama!"
- Whose fault is it that our younger generations will inherit trillions in crushing debt?
- That's because he's not talking about it in crushing moral terms, which he needs to do.
- From Lee, Whose fault is it that our younger generations will inherit trillions in crushing debt?
- Good stuff. paul tomblin: Yes, trachea crushing is a trick that could probably be performed by any Sith lord, but could anyone else crush with such flair?
- It might not have been as gut-wrenching as the Villanova shot that knocked the Panthers out of the NCAA Tournament at the brink of the Final Four a year ago, but the 2009-10 season was another that ended in crushing fashion for Pittsburgh.
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