- present participle of smash.
smashing
Example Sentences
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The LHC accelerates protons to tremendous energies before smashing them together.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
People are smashing Flock cameras on the street, renaming the A.I.-powered Meta Ray-Bans as “pervert glasses,” and starting widespread rumors about who is secretly using your data to train their A.I. models.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Brentford are off to an absolute flyer - smashing Tottenham then hitting Birmingham for six or seven.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The video parodied extreme practices associated with the trend, like “bone smashing for facial symmetry,” before promoting lotion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
With a terrific smashing, the two forces collided, and María and Neville disappeared in the chaos.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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