dashing
Meaning of dashing
adjective
- attractive, adventurous, and full of confidence (typically used of a man).
a dashing young pilot
- run or travel somewhere in a great hurry.
I dashed into the garden
I must dash, I'm late
- strike or fling (something) somewhere with great force, especially so as to have a destructive effect; hurl.
the ship was dashed upon the rocks
Middle English (in the sense ‘strike forcibly against’): probably symbolic of forceful movement and related to Swedish and Danish daska .
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Hyphenation of dashing
dash-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- dashing is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
dashing synonyms
Meaning gallant:
Meaning dapper:
dapper, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce
Meaning confident, stylish, and charming (typically used of a man):
Meaning pleasantly windy:
Meaning fond of or good at sport:
Meaning fashionably elegant and sophisticated:
Meaning extremely bright, especially so as to blind the eyes temporarily:
Meaning conducive to or characterized by the expression of love:
Meaning pleasing or appealing to the senses:
Meaning full of energy, enthusiasm, and determination:
Meaning full of life and energy; active and outgoing:
Meaning able or tending to keep afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas:
Meaning showing or involving great activity or vitality:
Meaning full of life or excitement; lively:
Meaning full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness:
Meaning (of a person or their behaviour) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness:
Meaning (of a process or system) characterized by constant change, activity, or progress:
Meaning (of a person, action, or idea) showing a willingness to take risks; confident and courageous:
Meaning fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect):
Meaning (of a person or action) adventurous or audaciously bold:
Meaning willing to take risks or to try out new methods, ideas, or experiences:
Meaning willing to take risks or embark on difficult or unusual courses of action:
Meaning having or showing determined courage in the face of difficulties:
Meaning engaging in daring and romantic adventures with bravado or flamboyance:
Meaning lively and high-spirited:
Meaning move with urgent haste:
Meaning move or progress swiftly or at full speed:
Meaning move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time:
Meaning run at full speed over a short distance:
Meaning fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket:
Meaning move or run somewhere suddenly or rapidly:
Meaning (of a horse) go at the pace of a gallop:
Meaning move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way:
Meaning demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied:
Meaning move suddenly and rapidly in a particular direction:
Meaning move or cause to move at high speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner:
Meaning run with great speed:
Meaning walk or run with leaping strides:
Meaning depart hastily:
Meaning move quickly:
Meaning move very fast in a specified direction:
Meaning move or travel very quickly:
Meaning jump or dive quickly and energetically:
Meaning move quickly or suddenly in a specified direction:
Meaning take or move (someone or something) somewhere suddenly and quickly:
Meaning (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps:
Meaning a metal container with a handle, used to fetch and store coal for a domestic fire:
Meaning (especially of a small animal or child) run with quick light steps, especially through fear or excitement:
Meaning make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep gradient or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet:
Meaning move very quickly in a reckless or excited manner:
Meaning rush or dash in a specified direction:
Meaning run somewhere very quickly:
Meaning go or leave somewhere quickly:
Meaning move or cause to move suddenly and rapidly:
Meaning move at high speed:
Meaning move fast or suddenly in a specified direction:
Meaning come, go, or move somewhere rapidly or in a forceful way:
Meaning move very quickly:
Meaning (of a vehicle) move quickly and jerkily:
Meaning snatch or remove (something) quickly:
Meaning dance to pop or rock music:
Meaning fasten or be fastened with a clip or clips:
Meaning drive or move in a way that is so fast as to almost be out of control:
Meaning a group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership:
Meaning display (a notice) in a public place:
Meaning go quickly:
Meaning archaic term for hasten:
Meaning throw or impel (someone or something) with great force:
Meaning completely defeat, destroy, or foil (something regarded as hostile or dangerous):
Meaning move or cause to move with force, speed, and sudden loud noise:
Meaning shut (a door, window, or lid) forcefully and loudly:
Meaning propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand:
Meaning throw (something) somewhere lightly or casually:
Meaning throw or hurl forcefully:
Meaning throw roughly or casually:
Meaning throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction:
Meaning throw or hit (a ball or missile) in a high arc:
Meaning set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water:
Meaning move, push, or throw (something) with a sudden quick movement:
Meaning hurl or launch (something) with or as if with a catapult:
Meaning (especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement:
Meaning point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target:
Meaning control the operations of; manage or govern:
Meaning estimate or forecast (something) on the basis of present trends or data:
Meaning drive or push something forwards:
Meaning cause to go or be taken to a particular destination; arrange for the delivery of, especially by post:
Meaning a round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid:
Meaning throw (something) carelessly or casually:
Meaning throw (something heavy):
Meaning suspend or arrange (something), especially with a strap or straps, so that it hangs loosely in a particular position:
Meaning move quickly or busily:
Meaning make or produce a loud noise:
Meaning close with a stopper:
Meaning fix, secure, or mark with a peg or pegs:
Meaning used to attract someone's attention:
Meaning a mistake or blunder:
dashing antonyms
Meaning not interesting; tedious:
Meaning not offering, involving, or eager for new or stimulating things:
Meaning waste time; be slow:
Translation of dashing
- Italian: gradevole, gentile, piacevole, cortese
- Spanish: encantador, agradable, afable, amable, gentil, simpático, simpática, encantadora
- French: gentil, charmant, agréable, plaisant
- German: nett, charmant, angenehm, entzückend, lieblich, anziehend, bezaubernd, gefällig, fein
- Portuguese: gentil, simpático
Anagrams of dashing
Words that rhyme with dashing
hing, aahing, ahing, blahing, fatwahing, hoorahing, hurrahing, huzzahing, obeahing, oompahing, rahing, Ahgwahching, Beeching, Busching, Ching, Fasching, Frenching, Kuching, Peiching, Stellenbosching, accroaching, aching, antilynching, antipoaching, appeaching, approaching, arching, areaching, attaching, avalanching, avouching, baching, backaching, backscratching, backstitching, batching, beaching, bedrenching, belching, bellyaching, benching, bescorching, beseeching, besmirching, besmutching, bewitching, bioleaching, birching, birdcatching, birdwatching
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