crashing
3
7.5
- adjective
- /ˈkræʃɪŋ/
- UK
- The service at the restaurant was crashing; my order was wrong and the staff was rude.
Examples
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Her crashing attitude made it difficult for anyone to enjoy the party.
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He was in a crashing mood after receiving bad news at work.
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I repeat you hurrying, crashing, sad, distracted year.
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City as almighty ambush beneath the crashing waves of human hell.
Synonyms
∞
9.9
A rude strong word people use to show anger or surprise
659
7.5
To add strong feeling before a describing word in informal British English, often to show anger
18
7.0
To show strong anger or annoyance before a word
16
4.6
Something very bad or unfair that needs urgent attention
11
8.9
An informal word people put before a descriptive word to show strong feeling, often anger or surprise
3
7.8
Used before a word to show mild anger or strong feeling
1
9.9
People say it to show strong anger or annoyance
1
7.8
In a very obvious or strong way
Compounds
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crashing comes from the loud word crash, which copies the sound of a sudden, loud smash. As a describing word it became a strong way to say 'very' or 'complete', so a 'crashing disaster' is a disaster that hits hard and is totally bad.