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)
- Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
- Chic, fashionable.
- All heads turned as the dashing young man entered the room.
Derived terms
Translations
spirited, audacious and full of high spirits
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chic, fashionable
Verb
dashing
- present participle and gerund of dash
Etymology 2
From Middle English dasshyng, dasshynge, equivalent to dash + -ing.
Noun
dashing (countable and uncountable, plural dashings)
- The action of the verb to dash.