Definition of "smashing" in English

Adjective

1. Serving to smash (something).

   • The boxer delivered a smashing blow to his opponent's head.

2. Wonderful, very good or impressive.

   • We had a smashing time at the zoo.

Noun

1. The breaking or destruction of (something brittle) in a violent manner.

   • Some Greek dance is traditionally accompanied by the smashing of crockery.

2. The destruction or disintegration of something by being smashed.

3. The hitting of something extremely hard.

4. The complete and sudden ruin or ruination of something.

5. An overwhelming victory or success.

6. The deformation of something through continuous pressure.

7. An act of sexual intercourse.

8. A disastrous failure of something.

Verb

1. present participle and gerund of smash