crashing
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
crashing
adjective
crashing
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of CRASHING
always used before a noun
informal
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very bad
— used to make a negative statement more forceful
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The book is a crashing bore. [=the book is extremely boring]
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The movie was a crashing failure.
a crashing halt
chiefly US
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a complete and sudden end
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When news of the scandal broke, her career came to a crashing halt.
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Construction of the tunnel was brought to a crashing halt when the funds ran out.
