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Smashing vs Mashing - What's the difference?

smashing | mashing |

As nouns the difference between smashing and mashing

is that smashing is Gerund: The action of the verb to smash while mashing is the action of soaking malted barley etc., in order to convert starch into sugars as part of the brewing process.

As verbs the difference between smashing and mashing

is that smashing is present participle of smash while mashing is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective smashing

is serving to smash (something).

smashing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Serving to smash (something).
    • The boxer delivered a smashing blow to his opponent's head.
  • (British informal ) Wonderful, very good or impressive.
    • We had a smashing time at the zoo.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Gerund: The action of the verb to smash .
    • Some Greek dance is traditionally accompanied by the smashing of crockery.

    Verb

    (head)

    • mashing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (wikipedia mashing) (en noun)
  • The action of soaking malted barley etc., in order to convert starch into sugars as part of the brewing process.
  • * 1835 , Robert Dundas Thomson, ?Thomas Thomson, Records of General Science (volume 2, page 459)
    • More hot water is added, and the mashing process repeated, until the grain has been wholly deprived of its saccharine matter, which is generally accomplished by three, or at the most, four mashings
  • Preparing tea (in a teapot).

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