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crushing
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As an adjective, crushing means that crushes. As a noun, it means the action of the verb to crush.
Meanings of crushing
8 meaningsverb
Present participle of crush
adjective
That crushes; overwhelming.
“a crushing defeat”
Devastatingly disheartening.
“crushing guilt”
“Oh, your dog has leukemia? That’s crushing.”
Physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
“a crushing blow”
“a crushing rejection”
“bone-crushing”
Similar: devastating
noun
The action of the verb to crush.
A former method of execution by placing heavy weights on the victim.
Crushed material.
“oilseed crushings”
The act of subjecting sugarcane to crushing.
Forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
“the suppression of heresy”
“the quelling of the rebellion”
“the stifling of all dissent”
Similar: suppression, quelling, stifling
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).