smashing

adjective

smash·​ing ˈsma-shiŋ 

1

: that smashes : crushing

a smashing defeat

2

: extraordinarily impressive or effective

a smashing performance

smashingly

ˈsma-shiŋ-lē 

adverb

Examples of smashing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On this day in 1807, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte signed the second Treaty of Tilsit with Russia and Prussia following his smashing victories at Jena and Friedland. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026

Doubts cast However, not everyone saw the draft as a smashing success. — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 26 May 2026

Her book was a smashing success, selling half a million copies in its first week. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 21 May 2026

The project is described as Twain’s most autobiographical work yet — a record that reconnects the superstar with her Northern Ontario upbringing while still embracing the genre-smashing instincts that made her one of modern country music’s biggest crossover artists. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 13 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for smashing

• ashing
• bashing
• caching
• cashing
• clashing
• crashing
• dashing
• flashing
• gnashing
• hashing
• lashing
• mashing