dashing
Plural: dashings
Verb
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
- hurl or thrust violently
- "Waves were dashing against the rock"
- destroy or break
- cause to lose courage
- add an enlivening or altering element to
- present participle and gerund of dash
Adjective Satellite
- lively and spirited
- "a dashing hero"
- marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
Adj
- Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
- Chic, fashionable.
Noun
- The action of the verb to dash.
Examples
- All heads turned as the dashing young man entered the room.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English daschande, equivalent to dash + -ing.
Synonyms
crash, dapper, dart, dash, daunt, flash, frighten away, frighten off, gallant, jaunty, natty, pall, raffish, rakish, scare, scare away, scare off, scoot, scud, shoot, smash, snappy, spiffy, spruce
Scrabble Score: 12
dashing: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddashing: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dashing: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary