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UK
/smˈæʃɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈsmæʃɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈsmæʃɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- the act of breaking something into small pieces
ADJECTIVE
-
very good
you look simply smashing
we had a grand old time
a neat sports car
had a great time at the party
he did a bully job
How To Use smashing In A Sentence
- He spent three days in jail after smashing up an apartment, and has done time in a drug rehabilitation centre.
- We overbalanced and tumbled towards the window, smashing it and falling through.
- And then, his face pink with the pleasure of cocaine and meperidine, he swung the glass hard into her left lens implant, smashing vision into blood and light. Wonder Woman and the Lasso of Truth
- At this point the music changes to a jolly bouncy tune, sung absolutely smashingly by Oliver Reed.
- But as the years go by, we realize what a smashing wonderful star she was.
- Zen 8 was out of salmon skin, but we hit the jackpot at Sushi Kawa - the salmon was smashingly crispy, the rolls expertly composed.
- I was startled when Cassie described almost smashing a vase over Brian's head because he was irritating her, but she successfully checked her violent reaction.
- Reaction to his role in MIT was excellent, he says, with ‘some lovely reviews and smashing comments’.
- This Duncan rookie has been smashing the ball at a rate of one round-tripper every 4.6 at-bats. Ladies and Gentlemen, the next Mickey Mantle
- Lads were taking turns to give him a right going over, smashing him in the face with weapons and stamping on him.