destroying

de-stroy-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of destroy; causing severe damage to something.

  2. 2.

    Used as a gerund or in continuous tenses.

Related words

Antonyms: building, creating, preserving
See also: destroy, destroyed, destruction
Synonyms: annihilating, demolishing, devastating, ruining, wrecking

Etymology

Present participle form of destroy, from Old French destruire, from Latin destruere meaning "to pull down."