crashing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of crash

noun

1. The sound or action of something that crashes.

   “the ceaseless crashings of waves on the beach”

adj

1. Severe; drastic.

   “Advances were brought to crashing halts, and whole areas became impassable.”

   “That the debut of the play on 20 April 1842 was a crashing failure is apparent from a letter from Charles […]”