Associations to the word «Crushing»

Wiktionary

CRUSHING, verb. Present participle of crush
CRUSHING, adjective. That crushes; overwhelming.
CRUSHING, adjective. Devastatingly disheartening.
CRUSHING, noun. The action of the verb to crush.
CRUSHING, noun. A former method of execution.

Dictionary definition

CRUSHING, noun. Forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; "the suppression of heresy"; "the quelling of the rebellion"; "the stifling of all dissent".
CRUSHING, adjective. Physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; "a crushing blow"; "a crushing rejection"; "bone-crushing".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley