quashing
quashing is the present participle and gerund of quash.
Meaning of quash
Verb
quash (third-person singular simple present quashes, present participle quashing, simple past and past participle quashed)
- To defeat decisively, to suppress.
- The army quashed the rebellion.
- To crush or dash to pieces.
- The whales / Against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quashed, / Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dashed.1645, Edmund Waller, The Battle Of The Summer Islands
- To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).
- In the case of an appeal against conviction the Court shall, if they allow the appeal, quash the conviction.1968, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Section 2(2)”, in Criminal Appeal Act 1968^(Criminal Appeal Act 1968), page 2
Noun
quashing (plural quashings)
- The action of quashing something.
- the quashing of a jihadi enclave here only spurs the sprouting of another there2014 November 17, Roger Cohen, “The horror! The horror! The trauma of ISIS [print version: International New York Times, 18 November 2014, p. 9]”, in The New York Times
Forms of quashing
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Questions about quashing
- What does quashing mean?
- Quashing means the action of quashing something.
- What is quashing the present participle and gerund of?
- Quashing is the present participle and gerund of quash.
- What part of speech is quashing?
- Quashing is a noun.
- What is the plural of quashing?
- The plural of quashing is quashings.
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