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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
trashing en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act by which something is trashed.
As news about the cinema trashings spread, they aroused widespread protest […]
2001, Kathleen M. Blee, France Winddance Twine, Feminism and Antiracism: International Struggles for Justice, page 238:One of the most recent trashings of my work was by Sara Suleri in an issue of Critical Inquiry.
1995, Gary A. Olson, Elizabeth Hirsh, Women Writing Culture, page 136:
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(US, countable, uncountable) Dumpster diving.
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(countable, qualifier:Oxford University, uncountable) A tradition of throwing food, confetti, etc. over students after their final examinations.
Forms
trashing en · VERB
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of trash