- present participle of crush.
crushing
Example Sentences
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Her father Alberto, who ruled from 1990 to 2000, won praise for crushing Maoist rebels and taming hyperinflation.
From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026
Venezuelans searching for loved ones mocked Venezuelan National Guard troops, yelling that they were incompetent and only good for crushing protests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
You only have to wait 90 minutes in the crushing D.C. heat to make it past the Secret Service checkpoint and into the Fan Fest proper.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026
Clarke believes that crushing defeat put Scotland "on the back foot" for the remainder of their tournament, which again ended at the group stage.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Once, May injured a bat by mistake, crushing it when she opened a window it had roosted on.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
