dashing

English

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdæʃɪŋ(ɡ)/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -æʃɪŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle English daschande, equivalent to dash +‎ -ing.

Adjective

dashing (comparative more dashing, superlative most dashing)

  1. Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
  2. Chic, fashionable.
    All heads turned as the dashing young man entered the room.
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Verb

dashing

  1. present participle and gerund of dash

Etymology 2

From Middle English dasshyng, dasshynge, equivalent to dash +‎ -ing.

Noun

dashing (countable and uncountable, plural dashings)

  1. The action of the verb to dash.

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