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Definition of "crashing" []

  • Total; absolute: a crashing bore. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "crashing" in a sentence
  • "The bigger news is that UARS is sauntering along as if it really doesn't want to crash in time for the final edition of the paper this adds new meaning to the phrase "crashing on deadline.""
  • "Under Mr. Scheepbouwer, KPN 's share price recovered from € 2 ($2.80) in September 2001 to € 11.5 now, after crashing from a high of € 70 when the Internet bubble burst in 2000."
  • "On the hunt for some more meth or crashing from a 10 day binge?"