Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trashing

/tɹˈæʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: trash-ing
IPA: /tɹˈæʃɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of trash

noun

The act by which something is trashed.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Dumpster diving.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A tradition of throwing food, confetti, etc. over students after their final examinations.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"One of the most recent trashings of my work was by Sara Suleri in an issue of Critical Inquiry."
"As news about the cinema trashings spread, they aroused widespread protest […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

trashings (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce trashing?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹˈæʃɪŋ/.
What does trashing mean?: present participle and gerund of trash

How to pronounce trashing

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