crashing

/ˈkræʃɪŋ/
adjective
  1. Complete or total, used for emphasis, especially in a negative way.
    • Her first attempt at baking was a crashing disaster.
    • He made a crashing mistake by forgetting the client's name.
    • The party was a crashing failure because no one showed up.
verb
  1. Present participle of crash: to hit something hard, causing damage or noise.
    • The car was crashing into the barrier during the test.
    • I heard dishes crashing in the kitchen.
    • Waves were crashing against the rocks all night.
  2. Present participle of crash: to suddenly stop working, as in a computer or system.
    • The game app is crashing every time I open it.
    • My computer keeps crashing while I'm editing videos.
    • The website was crashing under the heavy traffic.
  3. Present participle of crash: to fall asleep quickly from exhaustion.
    • The baby was crashing after a busy day at the park.
    • She's crashing early tonight because she has an early flight.
    • After the long hike, I was crashing on the couch by 8 PM.
  4. Present participle of crash: to enter a place or event without permission or invitation.
    • He got caught crashing a private party downtown.
    • They were crashing the lecture to hear the famous speaker.
    • Some teenagers were crashing the wedding reception.
noun
  1. The sound or action of something hitting hard and breaking.
    • We heard a loud crashing from the garage.
    • The crashing of the thunder kept me awake.
    • The crashing of the waves was soothing.
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