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adjective

ˈda-shiŋ How to pronounce dashing (audio)
Definition of dashingnext
as in adventurous
inclined or willing to take risks the dashing heroes in stories about the American West

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dashing

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verb

present participle of dash
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as in trotting
to go at a pace faster than a walk one sprinter dashed to the finish line in record-breaking time

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as in hurrying
to proceed or move quickly we dashed about in a panic, trying to get everything organized before the guests were scheduled to arrive

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as in throwing
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm she dashed water in his face in an attempt to wake him up

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4
as in splashing
to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy our clothes were dashed with the mud of passing cars

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as in slopping
to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets a sudden jolt dashed the hot coffee onto the driver's lap

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as in depressing
to make sad she's always dashed by the failure of her matchmaking efforts

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Recent Examples of dashing
Adjective
But here, in the strongest era of his leading man status, Caine is a dashing, moral, relentless badass who takes out an entire family of rich creeps. — Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 Setting up and dashing expectations may help explain Angine de Poitrine’s virality. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 10 June 2026
Verb
Economists and asset managers warned that sub-Saharan Africa’s economic crunch will likely extend to the end of 2026, dashing hopes that the US-Iran ceasefire would ease short-term conditions in a region badly impacted by the war. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 6 July 2026 The Germans were crawling as far as the street, dashing across the asphalt, then leaping into the second trench. — Vasily Grossman, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dashing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dashing
  1. adventurous
  2. trotting
  3. hurrying
  4. throwing
  5. splashing
  6. depressing
  7. daring
  8. jogging
Adjective
  • From the band’s home studio in Texas, Muñoz spoke with Variety about his obsession with iconic rock hooks, the secret to crafting adventurous accordion lines and the music legend who appears on Intocable’s latest album.
    — Ernesto Lechner, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • With age, Downey has become adventurous with her style and has been all about trying something new.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
Definition of adventurous
Verb
  • In the end, Nolan made his production a truly globe-trotting affair, spanning six countries across 91 days.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
  • The arduous, globe-trotting shoot, helmed by director Christopher Nolan, took Matt Damon and the cast to locales around the world Greece, Morocco, Iceland, Scotland and Italy.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of trotting
Verb
  • Set over the course of eight years (including the lockdown period during COVID), Herry’s film unfolds fluidly, neither hurrying scenes up unnecessarily, nor lingering too long on any incident.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 17 May 2026
  • No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of hurrying
Verb
  • The Royals have no reason to give up on their hard-throwing right-hander this season.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • Arrabaca is accused of firing a BB gun down the street, pouring flammable liquid in front of the building's employee entrance, setting the liquid on fire and throwing fireworks onto the flames, federal prosecutors said.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of throwing
Verb
  • Onlookers watched the storm surge at the Lake Pontchartrain estuary, with kids splashing in the floodwaters as Bertha approached the Louisiana Coast.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • To avoid this, water your plants in the morning and direct water to the soil line to keep it from splashing up on your plant’s leaves.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 19 July 2026
Definition of splashing
Verb
  • Also helping is Kevin Warsh, the new Federal Reserve head, who is working to get our central bank focused on currency stability as the way to fight inflation, rather than depressing economic activity.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The high-pressure system that’s causing temperature spikes, Ciliberti said, is also depressing much of the particulate matter, pushing it closer to the ground.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of depressing
Adjective
  • Ackman’s misfires, though, have been offset by some prescient investments in the face of black swan events like the subprime mortgage crisis and COVID, cementing his reputation as one of the shrewdest and most daring risk-takers on Wall Street.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • Long before Emily went to Paris, D’yan was living a far more daring version of the Parisian life.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Definition of daring
Verb
  • In the clip, a person is seen slowly jogging through a town and in the woods, a field, and other natural settings.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2026
  • In a letter obtained by TMZ, Hostin argued her son mistakenly entered the property while jogging after spotting what appeared to be a gravel incline suitable for hill training.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of jogging

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