wrecking

Plural: wreckings

Noun

• The process or occupation of dismantling or salvaging damaged structures.
• the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
• destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined
• The act by which something is wrecked.
• The taking of valuables from a shipwreck close to the shore.

Verb

• smash or break forcefully
• present participle and gerund of wreck

Examples

• The wrecking of his old Scrabble set made way for a brand new deluxe edition.

Synonyms

bust up, laying waste, razing, ruin, ruination, ruining, wrack, wreck