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crashing in

crashing in is the present participle and gerund of crash in.

Meaning of crash in

Verb

crash in (third-person singular simple present crashes in, present participle crashing in, simple past and past participle crashed in)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To appear uninvited at a party or other event.
    • The dancing was winding down when she crashed in.
  2. To come in with a crashing sound.
    • A road that runs due west from Dale passes the village church and Dale Castle, and a footpath continues to Westdale Bay, a sandy beach used by surfers when the westerlies send great rollers crashing in from the Atlantic.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 141

Questions about crashing in

What is crashing in the present participle and gerund of?
Crashing in is the present participle and gerund of crash in.

Words near crashing in in the dictionary

  1. crashin'
  2. crashing
  3. crashing and burning
  4. crashing bore
  5. crashing bores
  6. crashing in
  7. crashing out
  8. crashing to desktop
  9. crashingly
  10. crashings
  11. crashland

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