trashing
word · lemma: trash
Definition
‘Trashing’ means destroying or damaging something, criticizing someone harshly, or throwing something away as garbage.
Usage & Nuances
'Trashing' is informal and often used for physical destruction or harsh, unfair criticism. Collocations: 'trashing a room', 'trashing someone's ideas'. Less commonly, used for 'throwing away'. Don’t confuse with only literal trash (garbage).
Spanish: destrozar - criticar duramente - tirar a la basuraPortuguese (BR): destruir - criticar duramente - jogar no lixoPortuguese (PT): destruir - criticar severamente - deitar foraChinese (Simplified): 毁坏 - 严厉批评 - 扔掉Chinese (Traditional): 毀壞 - 嚴厲批評 - 丟掉Hindi: नष्ट करना - कड़ी आलोचना करना - फेंकनाArabic: تخريب - انتقاد شديد - رمي في القمامة
Example Sentences
The boys were trashing the old house.
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People are trashing the new policy online.
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He was trashing all his old clothes.
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After the party, we spent hours cleaning up the trashing they left behind.
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The critics are really trashing her latest movie.
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He got in trouble for trashing the teacher's desk as a prank.
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