crushing in English

verb

1

deform, pulverize, or force inwards by compressing forcefully.

you can crush a pill between two spoons

synonyms: squash, squeeze, press, compress, pulp, mash, macerate, mangle, flatten, trample on, tread on, smush, smoosh, pulverize, pound, grind, break up, smash, crumble, mill, comminute

2

(of a government or state) violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion).

the government had taken elaborate precautions to crush any resistance

synonyms: suppress, put down, quell, quash, stamp out, put an end to, overcome, overpower, defeat, triumph over, break, repress, subdue, extinguish

3

bring about a feeling of overwhelming disappointment or embarrassment in (someone).

his defeat crushed a lot of left-wing supporters

synonyms: mortify, humiliate, abash, chagrin, deflate, flatten, demoralize, squash, devastate, shatter, shoot down in flames, knock the stuffing out of

4

have a brief but intense infatuation for (someone).

the girl I had been crushing on sat next to me

adjective

devastating

noun

suppression
suppression, quelling, stifling

verb

squash, crease, pulverize, hug, suppress, mortify, demolish, shell, break down, jam, squeeze
squash, squeeze, press, compress, pulp, mash, macerate, mangle, flatten, trample on, tread on, smush, smoosh
crease, crumple, rumple, wrinkle, crinkle, scrunch (up)
pulverize, pound, grind, break up, smash, crumble, mill, comminute
hug, squeeze, hold tight, embrace, enfold
suppress, put down, quell, quash, stamp out, put an end to, overcome, overpower, defeat, triumph over, break, repress, subdue, extinguish
mortify, humiliate, abash, chagrin, deflate, flatten, demoralize, squash, devastate, shatter, shoot down in flames, knock the stuffing out of
suppress, oppress
demolish, smash
shell, beat out, vanquish, beat, trounce
break down
jam
squeeze, squelch, mash, squash

Use "crushing" in a sentence

1. Crushing synonyms, Crushing pronunciation, Crushing translation, English dictionary definition of Crushing

2. Crandall Crushing began as Crandalls' Crushing Corporation

3. Crushing bones!

4. Powerful, crushing blades.

5. Additional crushing tests

6. When I'm Crushing so hard on you baby (I'm Crushing on you) I'm Crushing on you (Boy I want you, wanna kiss you) Boy, I'm Crushing on you (Wanna touch you, wanna hold you) I'm Crushing on you (Wanna cuff you, wanna love you) I'm Crushing on you forreal (I'm Crushing on you forreal) Yeah Ah Tell me what do I say When I'm Crushing so hard on you

7. He's crushing my balls.

8. Crushing: Zerkleinerung {f} [auf mittlere Größen] 2 Wörter: Andere: bone Crushing {adj} [mortgage, weight, etc.] [fig.] erdrückend [Hypothek, Gewicht etc.] most Crushing {adj} zerdrückendste: 2 Wörter: Substantive: Crushing defeat: vernichtende Niederlage {f} Crushing hazard: Quetschgefahr {f} Crushing hazard [ISO 12100] Gefährdung

9. What are synonyms for Crushing?

10. Find another word for Crushing.

11. Imagine the mother’s crushing grief.

12. Still, the humiliation was crushing.

13. Synonyms for Crushing in Free Thesaurus

14. They lived underneath a crushing tyranny.

15. Prefers ambush attack, crushing its victims...

16. Wine is made by crushing grapes.

17. ‘Jehovah Took Delight in Crushing Him’

18. Crushing guilt Oh, your dog has

19. It's crushing his heart and lungs.

20. Apparently, you're a giant crushing pumpkin!

21. Crushing: 1 adj physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination “a Crushing blow” “a Crushing rejection” “bone- Crushing ” Synonyms: devastating destructive causing destruction or much damage n forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority Synonyms: quelling , stifling , suppression Types: crackdown severely

22. 15 They lived underneath a crushing tyranny.

23. Their army had suffered a Crushing defeat.

24. 14 Wine is made by crushing grapes.

25. It's kind of soul-crushing, you know?

26. I like my bone crushing on ice.

27. This Regis Air fiasco's crushing my portfolio.

28. This he eventually does, crushing Curley's hand.

29. To move with a crushing sound: Crunching through

30. A crushing machine reduces big rocks to powder.

31. The government succeeded in crushing the military rising.

32. Failing his final exams was a crushing blow .

33. Synonyms for Atomizing. beating, braying, comminuting, crushing, disintegrating,

34. The Eighth Army had suffered a crushing defeat .

35. Testing Blenders isn't just smoothies and ice-crushing

36. All these bear upon him with crushing weight.

37. 4 synonyms for Crushing: quelling, stifling, suppression, devastating

38. Severe: The news came as a Crushing blow

39. Then we received a crushing piece of news.

40. 6 A crushing machine reduces big rocks to powder.

41. 20 A crushing machine reduces big rocks to powder.

42. His defeat dealt a crushing blow to the party.

43. No other here has such powerful, bone-crushing jaws.

44. The attack on Pearl Harbor was a crushing calamity.

45. Sugar is obtained by crushing and processing sugar cane.

46. Abusers often disrupt the process by crushing or chewing pills, by crushing and sniffing them, or by dissolving them in water and injecting them.

47. Crushing rocks with Oyster card So nauseous can't sleep it off Backseat of some car Ziptied up, can't move my arms Crushing rocks with Oyster.

48. In what sense did Jehovah take delight in crushing Jesus?

49. Improved crusher bucket, particularly for crushing aggregate and similar material

50. For metal, the processes include crushing, smelting and further refining.