# cruising vs crushing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### cruising
*noun · IPA /ˈkɹuːzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #14,501*
Sailing about without an exact destination, especially for pleasure.

### crushing
*verb · IPA /ˈkɹʌ.ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,157*
present participle and gerund of crush

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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