Antonyms for dashing

Grammar : Adj

Spell : dash-ing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdæʃ ɪŋ

Definition of dashing

Origin : 1801, "given to cutting a dash" (1786), which was a colloquial expression for "acting brilliantly," from dash (n.) in the sense of "showy appearance," which is attested from 1715. The sense of "splashing" is recorded from mid-15c.

adj bold, flamboyant

Example sentences :

They talked of books, of music—Christine played well in a dashing way.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Nothing was before him, save the foaming, dashing, measureless ocean.
Extract from : « The Three Golden Apples » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

This dashing young Barnacle, in a word, was likely to become a statesman, and to make a figure.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

"You'd frighten them away, if you did," said Mrs. Jenkins, dashing some water into the teapot.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

Dashing his one-eyed glasses on the table, he attacked the man.
Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood

She had heard the cry of her cub and was dashing to save him.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

Is it in the room as I have seen it in my dreams, dashing the ceiling and the walls with red?
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

"It is no use to wait any longer," he said, after this dashing of his cup to the earth.
Extract from : « Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848 » by Various

I almost yelled, dashing wildly into my room to wash my hands and get my violin.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

Presently they were dashing into the midst of it, and everything was drowned in the splash and roar.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

Synonyms for dashing

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