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Smashing

noun/smˈæʃɪŋ/
Definition
the act of breaking something into small pieces
hit hard
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/smˈæʃɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/smˈaʃɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/smˈaʃɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /smˈæʃɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of breaking something into small pieces
verbhit hard
“He smashed a 3-run homer”
verbbreak into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
“Smash a plate”
verbreduce to bankruptcy
“My daughter's fancy wedding is going to break me!”
verbhit violently
“She smashed her car against the guard rail”
verbhumiliate or depress completely
“She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation”
verbdamage or destroy as if by violence
“The teenager banged up the car of his mother”
verbhit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
verbcollide or strike violently and suddenly
“The motorcycle smashed into the guard rail”
verboverthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)
“The police smashed the drug ring after they were tipped off”
verbbreak suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow
“The window smashed”
adjectivevery good
“he did a bully job”
Word Forms
smashverbbreak into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
shatterverbcause to break into many pieces
smashnouna vigorous blow
smashernouna person who smashes something
blastnouna very long fly ball
smashingnounthe act of breaking something into small pieces
bankruptcynouninability to discharge all your debts as they come due
demolitionnounthe act of demolishing
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
zerschlagen
der Vorgang, etwas in kleine Stücke zu zerbrechen
🇫🇷French
fracassant
le fait de briser quelque chose en petits morceaux
🇪🇸Spanish
imponente
el acto de romper algo en pedazos pequeños
🇮🇹Italian
schiacciante
l'atto di spezzare qualcosa in piccoli pezzi
🇳🇱Dutch
verpletterend
de handeling waarbij iets in kleine stukjes wordt gebroken
🇵🇹Portuguese
esmagador
o ato de quebrar algo em pequenos pedaços
🇷🇺Russian
разбивающий
разбиение чего-либо на мелкие кусочки
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मुंहतोड़
किसी चीज को छोटे-छोटे टुकड़ों में तोड़ने की क्रिया या भाव
🇧🇩Bengali
চূর্ণবিচূর্ণ
ছোট টুকরো কিছু ভাঙ্গার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
அடித்து நொறுக்குதல்
எதையாவது சிறிய துண்டுகளாக உடைக்கும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
పగలగొట్టడం
ఏదో చిన్న ముక్కలుగా విడగొట్టే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
स्मॅशिंग
काहीतरी लहान तुकडे करण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
સ્મેશિંગ
કંઈક નાના ટુકડાઓમાં તોડવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಒಡೆದು ಹಾಕುವುದು
ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸಣ್ಣ ತುಂಡುಗಳಾಗಿ ಒಡೆಯುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തകർക്കുന്നു
എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെറിയ കഷണങ്ങളായി തകർക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਤੋੜਨਾ
ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਛੋਟੇ ਟੁਕੜਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੋੜਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
توڑنا
کسی چیز کو چھوٹے ٹکڑوں میں توڑنے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
粉碎
将某物分成小块的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
破壊する
何かを細かく砕く行為
🇰🇷Korean
굉장한
무언가를 작은 조각으로 나누는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đập phá
hành động phá vỡ một cái gì đó thành từng mảnh nhỏ
🇹🇭Thai
ยอดเยี่ยม
การทำให้บางสิ่งแตกเป็นชิ้นเล็ก ๆ
🇮🇩Indonesian
menghancurkan
tindakan memecah sesuatu menjadi potongan-potongan kecil
🇵🇭Filipino
mapanira
ang pagkilos ng paghiwa-hiwalay ng isang bagay sa maliliit na piraso
🇲🇾Malay
menghancurkan
perbuatan memecahkan sesuatu menjadi kepingan kecil
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تحطيم
فعل كسر شيء إلى قطع صغيرة
🇮🇷Persian
درهم شکستن
عمل شکستن چیزی به قطعات کوچک
🇹🇷Turkish
parçalayıcı
bir şeyi küçük parçalara ayırma eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
מַפָּץ
הפעולה של פירוק משהו לחתיכות קטנות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'smashing'?
The primary meaning of 'smashing' is 'the act of breaking something into small pieces'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'smashing' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'smashing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'smashing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'smashing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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