smashing

About 1.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Serving to smash (something).

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

2. adjective Wonderful, very good or impressive.

   We had a smashing time at the zoo.

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

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

4. noun The destruction or disintegration of something by being smashed.
5. noun The hitting of something extremely hard.
6. noun The complete and sudden ruin or ruination of something.
7. noun An overwhelming victory or success.
8. noun The deformation of something through continuous pressure.

Similar words

shattering bully swell keen cool great neat nifty corking slap-up

Often followed by

the of into it a his success up victory and

Word family

smashingly