Definitions for wrecking
wreck·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. razing, wreckingnoun

   the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled

2. laying waste, ruin, ruining, ruination, wreckingnoun

   destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined

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1. wrecking

   Wrecking refers to the act of intentionally causing severe damage, ruin, or destruction to something like a vehicle, building, or even a plan or system. This can be done for various reasons such as clearing space for newer constructions, dismantling an old or hazardous structure, or sabotaging a process or plan.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wrecking

   of Wreck

2. Wrecking

   a. & n. from Wreck, v

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1. Wrecking

   Wrecking is the practice of taking valuables from a shipwreck which has foundered near or close to shore. Often an unregulated activity of opportunity in coastal communities, wrecking has been subjected to increasing regulation and evolved into what is now known as marine salvage. Wrecking is no longer economically significant; however, as recently as the 19th century in some parts of the world, it was the mainstay of otherwise economically marginal coastal communities.

Matched Categories

1. • Destruction

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How to pronounce wrecking?

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How to say wrecking in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wrecking in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wrecking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of wrecking in a Sentence

1. Edward Berenson:

   It looks like somebody is trying to figure out how to change the angle of Lady Libertys arm without wrecking the support.

2. Jeff Sessions:

   I reject the idea that America will be a better place if marijuana is sold in every corner store. And I am astonished to hear people suggest that we can solve our heroin crisis by legalizing marijuana – so people can trade one life-wrecking dependency for another that’s only slightly less awful, our nation needs to say clearly once again that using drugs will destroy your life.

3. Sarah Palin:

   He was like a golden wrecking ball, he wrecked what needed to be wrecked … in order to allow us to rebuild.

4. Amos Tai:

   The relationship between plants and insects and other organisms have developed over many years -- thousands to millions of years, but in the recent century, climate change is really wrecking everything and perturbing all of these relationships.

5. Susan Olsen:

   It would kind of be like wrecking the American family.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wrecking
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrecking
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=wrecking
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=wrecking