dashing
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English daschande, equivalent to dash + -ing.
Adjective
[edit]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.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]spirited, audacious and full of high spirits
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chic, fashionable
Verb
[edit]dashing
- present participle and gerund of dash
Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle English dasshyng, dasshynge, equivalent to dash + -ing.
Noun
[edit]dashing (countable and uncountable, plural dashings)
- The action of the verb to dash.
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