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Meanings of dashing in English

Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners.

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Possessing charm and attractiveness.

Lively and spirited.

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Usage of dashing in English
1
War today, Kane, isn't won by romantic animals dashing at forlorn hopes.
Dogs of war
2
I look older every year, but you're still pretty dashing, you know.
Family album
3
Families are dashing about like chickens, trying to hide food and animals.
The windup girl
4
Goodness me, that's not the dashing young officer I used to know.
The accident man
5
Come quick! Solandia's second daughter Neladia came dashing in, then ran out.
The Plains of Passage
6
You gain nothing by dashing about in the dark in that way.
The Rosary
7
We caught rainbow trout in the dashing white torrent of the river.
The Mountains
8
A retired part of the forest.-Brooksdashing in spray over the rocks.
Wilhelm Tell
9
The waves were coming grandly in, dashing themselves over the level sands.
Allison Bain; Or, By a Way She Knew Not
10
We must prevent the waves from dashing the boats against the cliffs.
Canyons of the Colorado
11
The omnibus dashing down the road stopped suddenly at the gate opposite.
Mildred's Inheritance; Just Her Way; Ann's Own Way
12
It is currently located beyond Saturn, dashing out of our solar system.
Reuters
13
Messengers were dashing about, rushing in and out of the big buildings.
Gordon Keith
14
A half-dozen soldiers came dashing up, grim expressions taking in the scene.
Perilous Shield
15
And he looked very dashing in his scarlet jacket and yellow facings.
The Prairie Wife
16
Still, there's always the matter of dashing-but-married Hector Madden to deal with.
The Guardian
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Frequent collocations
Dashing through the time
Dashing across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common