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dashing Definition

dash·ing (das̸h)

adjective

  1. full of dash or spirit; bold and lively
  2. showy; striking; stylish

dashing Related Forms
dash·ingly adverb
dashing Synonyms

dashing

modif.

  1. Bold and lively

    spirited, dynamic, gallant, daring; see active 2, brave 1.

  2. Stylish

    dapper, jaunty, striking, showy; see fashionable, jaunty.

  3. Being dashed; said especially of water

    striking, splashing, beating, being hurled against, being blown against, shattering, breaking, crushing, flinging, tossing, rolling, storm-tossed, wind-blown.

dashing Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • hero: He is no dashing hero on a white horse.
  • figure: The Team manager, Rupert Lyon, cuts a dashing figure at the Ball!
  • officer: Can Lily trust the dashing officer who once broke her heart?
  • man: Rise you woman, to praise Allah, Waiting for your dashing young man.
  • look: Of course, it could be to do with their dashing good looks - those wrinkles are just sooooo attractive... !
  • home: We dived into an entry, and was sort of dashing home when we got to Guthlaxton Street.

Modifying Another Word

  • rather: They are painted in a rather dashing red color.
  • very: Photo: the Seal of Grimsby shows Grim, the founder of Grimsby, looking very dashing.
  • quite: I do the usher thing, and it would appear that I look quite dashing in wedding garb.
  • once: Although the only reason worth mentioning him is to see how age has taken it's toll on a once dashing hero.
  • daringly: With no stoppage forthcoming, Mark Loram brilliantly reeled in Rico, before daringly dashing past on the back straight of the final lap.
  • then: Not all promised assistance is actually delivered, thus raising and then dashing expectations.

Used with adjective complement

  • look: Photo: the Seal of Grimsby shows Grim, the founder of Grimsby, looking very dashing.

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