Definitions
Crushing - as a noun
Forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
Example: "The suppression of heresy"
Crushing - as an adjective satellite
Physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination
Example: "A crushing blow"
Crushing - as a verb
To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity of it, or to force together into a mass.
Example: "To crush grapes"
To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding
Example: "To crush quartz"
To overwhelm by pressure or weight.
Example: "After the corruption scandal, the opposition crushed the ruling party in the elections"
To oppress or grievously burden.
To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
Example: "The sultan's black guard crushed every resistance bloodily."
To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force
Example: "An eggshell crushes easily"
To feel infatuation or unrequited love.
Example: "She's crushing on him."
To give a compressed or foreshortened appearance to.
Crushing - as an adjective
That crushes; overwhelming.
Example: "A crushing defeat"
Devastatingly disheartening.
Example: "Oh, your dog has leukemia? that’s crushing."
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Word Game Points
CRUSHING has a SCRABBLE points total of 14.
CRUSHING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 17.
CRUSHING has a WORDFEUD points total of 17.
