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dashing

/ˈdæʃɪŋ(ɡ)/adjective2 syllables

Dashing means: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners.

Synonyms for dashing12

adjective, as in marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

dapper, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce, fashionable, stylish

adjective, as in lively and spirited

gallant, spirited

What does dashing mean?2

adjective

1

marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners“a dapper young man”

2

lively and spirited“a dashing hero”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dashing?9

two syllables

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Dashing in a sentence

  • My pet dog comes dashing towards me as soon as I open the door.end
  • The rain was dashing against the window-panes as if an angry spirit were within it.Hybrid
  • He looked dashing in a tuxedo.AlanF_US
  • You look dashing in your shirt.Amastan
  • Now that you mention it, I remember he was a dashing man. I wonder how he's doing?fcbond

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