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[ rek-ing ] / ˈrɛk ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wrecking ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act, work, or business of a wrecker. adjectiveemployed or for use in wrecking: a wrecking crew. Origin of wreckingFirst recorded in 1795–1805; wreck + -ing1 Words nearby wreckingwrecked, wrecker, wrecker's ball, wreckfish, wreckful, wrecking, wrecking bar, wrecking car, wrecking crane, Wrekin, wren Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wreckingIn a country where stability is still fragile and requires careful tending, Ebola is a wrecking ball. Liberia’s Ebola Famine|Abby Haglage, Nina Strochlic|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST And what did Cyrus tell her hair-tossing protégée, besides “Return the wrecking ball NOW, lady”? Ariana Grande, This Is How to Be a Diva|Tim Teeman|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST You come in like a wrecking ball Never hit so hard in love All I wanted was some breakfast, Daaad. One Man 'Breaking Bad' Kills on Stage|Nico Hines|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST His first shows were in Asbury Park, at a small run down Convention Hall that appeared destined for the wrecking ball. Springsteen, Seeger, and the Joy of Political Music|Howard Wolfson|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tongues were wagging when Miley Cyrus released the R-rated video for her song “Wrecking Ball.” Rob Ford, Kid President, What the Fox Say?, and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|December 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST So China has at last been driven to make a desperate stand against the encroachments of the curse which is wrecking her. Drugging a Nation|Samuel Merwin Thieves took advantage of the wrecking of lighting plants to plunder deserted houses and even to rob survivors of the flood. The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado|Logan Marshall The wrecking of a brandy-store or plundering palaces and shops. He dragged a wooden case from beneath his cot and smashed at the lid with a wrecking bar. Two Thousand Miles Below|Charles Willard Diffin There was nothing to do now for the engineer and fireman of No. 999 but to await the arrival of the wrecking crew. Ralph on the Overland Express|Allen Chapman
Words related to wreckingbreaking, bashing, smashing, splitting, shattering, ruining, battering, destructive, tearing down |