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Swashing vs Smashing - What's the difference?

swashing | smashing |

As verbs the difference between swashing and smashing

is that swashing is while smashing is .

As adjectives the difference between swashing and smashing

is that swashing is swaggering; hectoring while smashing is serving to smash (something).

As a noun smashing is

gerund: the action of the verb to smash .

swashing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • swaggering; hectoring.
  • * Shakespeare
    • A swashing and martial outside.
  • resounding; crushing
  • * Shakespeare
    • Swashing blow.

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    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)