trashing Meaning & Definition
Phonetic codes: T R AE1 SH IH0 NG
What Does Trashing Mean?
Trashing is used as a verb meaning present participle and gerund of trash. As a noun, it means The act by which something is trashed.
Trashing Definition (Verb)
- present participle and gerund of trash
Trashing as a Noun
- The act by which something is trashed.
- Dumpster diving.
- A tradition of throwing food, confetti, etc. over students after their final examinations.
Verb
- To discard.
- To make into a mess.
The burglars trashed the house.
- To beat soundly in a game.
- To disrespect someone or something
- To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop.
to trash the rattoons of sugar cane
- To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush.
- To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously.
Synonyms of Trashing
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Trashing synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Trashing
No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.
Trashing in a Sentence
The burglars trashed the house.
to trash the rattoons of sugar cane
Word Forms & Grammar
trashing
trashing (countable and uncountable, plural trashings)