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smashing it

smashing it is the present participle and gerund of smash it.

Meaning of smash it

Verb

smash it (third-person singular simple present smashes it, present participle smashing it, simple past and past participle smashed it)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see smash, it.
  2. (informal) to perform excellently; to enjoy great success
    • 20 August 2018, Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett in The Guardian, Young women are smashing it at Edinburgh as the #MeToo legacy kicks in
      In Edinburgh, people keep joking that 2018 isn’t a great year to be a straight white man at the fringe and, to an extent, they are correct. Young female comics are...

Questions about smashing it

What is smashing it the present participle and gerund of?
Smashing it is the present participle and gerund of smash it.

Words near smashing it in the dictionary

  1. smashin'
  2. smashing
  3. smashing and dashing
  4. smashing and grabbing
  5. smashing down
  6. smashing it
  7. smashing someone's face in
  8. smashing someone's head
  9. smashing the stack
  10. smashing up
  11. smashingest

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