Wrecking
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which something is wrecked.
"The propriety of the dissolution, too, was speedily seen in the improved state of the public peace: for twelve years we hear little of Orange riots, and nothing of such burnings and wreckings as those of Maghera, Maghery, and Annahagh."
- 2 destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined wordnet
- 3 The taking of valuables from a shipwreck close to the shore. obsolete
- 4 the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of wreck form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Yanni is wrecking his own potential success."
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