Associations to the word «Crushing»
Noun
Adjective
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.