"If it's a light workout, OK." "Right, so will we allow crotch-kicking and eyeball crushing?"
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Crushing
//ˈkɹʌ.ʃɪŋ//
Synonyms for "crushing" (102 found)
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crumblingdepressiondesolationdespairdevastatingdisconcertingdisintegrationdisturbingeffortfulembarrassingextremityforcedgratinggriefgrindinggruelingguttinghard earnedhard foughthard-earned
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Adjective(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (51)
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1 entriesTranslations
25 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- съкруши́телен adj (that crushes)
Danish
1 entries- knusende adj (that crushes)
Dutch
1 entries- verpletterend adj (that crushes)
Faroese
1 entries- knúsandi adj (that crushes)
Finnish
1 entries- murskaava adj (that crushes)
French
2 entries- écrasant adj (that crushes)
- broyage noun (method of execution)
German
1 entries- niederschmetternd adj (that crushes)
Greek
1 entries- συντριπτικός adj (that crushes)
Khmer
2 entries- ដ៏ខ្លាំង adj (that crushes)
- ដ៏ធំធេង adj (that crushes)
Norwegian
1 entries- knusende adj (that crushes)
Polish
1 entries- miażdżący adj (that crushes)
Portuguese
1 entries- arrasador adj (that crushes)
Romanian
4 entries- copleșitor adj (that crushes)
- strivire noun (action of the verb)
- turtire noun (action of the verb)
- zdrobire noun (action of the verb)
Russian
4 entries- сокруши́тельный adj (that crushes)
- дробле́ние noun (action of the verb)
- разда́вливание noun (action of the verb)
- размельче́ние noun (action of the verb)
Spanish
1 entries- arrollador adj (that crushes)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
The weight of the world is a dangerous thing to try to bear. Take only a small fraction, and the rest of it will soon follow - crushing you.
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Tom's team suffered a crushing defeat.
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Michael Clarke has conceded that his men appear not to have learnt from their crushing defeat.
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