Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crashing

/ˈkɹæʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: crash-ing
IPA: /ˈkɹæʃɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of crash

noun

The sound or action of something that crashes.

adj

Severe; drastic.

Example Sentences

"the ceaseless crashings of waves on the beach"
"Advances were brought to crashing halts, and whole areas became impassable."
"That the debut of the play on 20 April 1842 was a crashing failure is apparent from a letter from Charles […]"

Inflected Forms

crashings (plural)

Derived Forms

crashingly

Phrases

party-crashing crashing bore

Frequently Paired Words

crashing bore

Synonyms

bally blinking bloody blooming flaming fucking

Rhymes With

flashing smashing bashing dashing splashing cashing slashing lashing thrashing clashing trashing caching

Questions

How do you pronounce crashing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹæʃɪŋ/.
What does crashing mean?: present participle and gerund of crash

How to pronounce crashing

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