# crushing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɹʌ.ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,157

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of crush

## Etymology
By surface analysis, crush + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **cussing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crushing-vs-cussing)
- **causing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/causing-vs-crushing)
- **crossing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crossing-vs-crushing)
- **crashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crashing-vs-crushing)
- **cruising** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cruising-vs-crushing)
- **coughing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coughing-vs-crushing)
- **clashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clashing-vs-crushing)
- **crunching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crunching-vs-crushing)
- **crouching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crouching-vs-crushing)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccrushing`, `crrushing`, `crsuhing`, `cruhsing`, `crushhing`, `crushign`, `crushingg`, `crushinng`, `crushnig`, `crusihng`, `crusshing`, `curshing`, `rcushing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/crushing