crushing English

Meaning crushing meaning

What does crushing mean?

crushing

— adjective (= devastating) physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination a crushing blow a crushing rejection bone-crushing

— noun (= suppression, quelling, stifling) forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority the suppression of heresy the quelling of the rebellion the stifling of all dissent

Synonyms crushing synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as crushing?

crushing English » English

grinding

smashing

destroying

pounding

breaking

pressing

crumbling

chopping

suppression

stifling

devastating

trampling down

trampling

splitting

quelling

pulverization

oppression

killing

heavy

destruction

comminution

bruising

act of grinding

withering

trituration

tormenting

thunderous

throwing down

squeezing

squashing

splitting open

smothering

shredding

scathing

rubbing

quassation

pulverising

overwhelming

overpowering

nipping

mill

mashing

knock-down

injuring

hashing

grinding wheel dressing

grinding down

grind

grating

fragmenting

Topics crushing topics

What do people use crushing to talk about?

Social behavior Conflict War

Defeat

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