crashing
Slamming into something
Crashing describes something extreme or emphatic, typically modifying words like bore or failure: He was a crashing bore at dinner.
The usage is somewhat British and old-fashioned.
More commonly, crashing is the present participle of crash—the act of colliding, falling noisily, or failing suddenly: The crashing waves kept us awake, The system keeps crashing.
Forceful contact or consequence
- smashingBritish slang for excellent
- rammingStriking with violent impact
- slammingClosing with violent force
- collisionForceful contact between objects
battering · pummeling · plowing · bulldozing · hammering · thrusting · driving · propelling
Breaking violently apart
- splinteringBreaking into sharp fragments
- fragmentingBreaking into smaller pieces
- fracturingProcess of breaking
- rupturingBreaking or tearing apart
demolition · destruction · wreckage · debris · disintegration · breakage · smash · shatter
Connected parts forming whole
- computerElectronic calculating device
- serverOne who attends tables
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- programPlanned sequence of actions
application · browser · website · freeze · malfunction · error · reboot · shutdown
Storm's acoustic aftermath
cacophony · din · noise · deafening · earsplitting · thunderous · booming · clanging
Causing to collapse
- tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
- cavingSport of exploring caverns
- subsidenceGradual ground sinking
- implosionViolent collapse inward
avalanche · landslide · sinkhole · ruins · devastation · falling · buckling · structural
impact
Forceful contact or consequence
- smashingBritish slang for excellent
- rammingStriking with violent impact
- slammingClosing with violent force
collision · battering · pummeling · plowing · bulldozing · hammering · thrusting · driving · propelling · kinetic
shattering
Breaking violently apart
- splinteringBreaking into sharp fragments
- fragmentingBreaking into smaller pieces
- fracturingProcess of breaking
rupturing · demolition · destruction · wreckage · debris · disintegration · breakage · smash · shatter · splinter
system
Connected parts forming whole
- computerElectronic calculating device
- serverOne who attends tables
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
program · application · browser · website · freeze · malfunction · error · reboot · shutdown · glitch
thunder
Storm's acoustic aftermath
roar · cacophony · din · noise · deafening · earsplitting · thunderous · booming · clanging · clashing
toppling
Causing to collapse
- tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
- cavingSport of exploring caverns
- subsidenceGradual ground sinking
implosion · avalanche · landslide · sinkhole · ruins · devastation · falling · buckling · structural · foundation
uninvited
Without formal welcome
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
spent · zonked · drained · dropping · flagging · energy · adrenaline · caffeine · comedown · napping
crashingsoft landing
Controlled, gradual descent
smooth landing · gliding · floating · drifting · touching down
- crashing outFalling asleep suddenly
- crashing wavesSurf hitting the shore
- crashing and burningFailing dramatically and publicly
- gate crashingAttending events uninvited
- crashing surf
- crashing boreExtremely dull person
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