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.
- Cystolithotripsy is the crushing of a stone in the bladder.
- The battle resulted in a crushing defeat for the Confederacy.