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train wrecking

train wrecking is the present participle and gerund of train wreck.

Meaning of train wreck

Verb

train wreck (third-person singular simple present train wrecks, present participle train wrecking, simple past and past participle train wrecked)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To ruin utterly and catastrophically, to cause to end in disaster.
    • […] basic fundamental communication steps must be achieved so not to train wreck the new employee.2003, Peter A. Laporta,, Ignite the Passion, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 57

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Questions about train wrecking

What is train wrecking the present participle and gerund of?
Train wrecking is the present participle and gerund of train wreck.

Words near train wrecking in the dictionary

  1. train track braces
  2. train tracks
  3. train up
  4. train wreck
  5. train wrecked
  6. train wrecking
  7. train wrecks
  8. train-bearer
  9. train-bearers
  10. train-mate
  11. train-mates

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