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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