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dashing

adjective
dash·​ing | \ ˈda-shiÅ‹ How to pronounce dashing (audio) \

Definition of dashing

1 : marked by vigorous action : spirited a dashing young horse
2 : marked by smartness especially in dress and manners
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Other Words from dashing

dashingly \ ˈda-​shiÅ‹-​lÄ“ How to pronounce dashingly (audio) \ adverb

Examples of dashing in a Sentence

She married a dashing young lawyer from the city. a brave and dashing soldier The actor cuts a dashing figure as a young Jack Kennedy.
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Recent Examples on the Web

 Everything else was red and gold, including some of the guests, who looked rather dashing and festive. — Wendy Yu, Vogue, "Dim Sum and Peking Opera: Inside Wendy Yu’s Festive Chinese New Year Party," 24 Jan. 2019 Cold Iron Pictures Please, try to name a more dashing corpse. — Mehera Bonner, Marie Claire, "The Best Daniel Movies Ranked by Overwhelming Hotness," 1 June 2018 Another young actor nominated for the first time is Timothee Chalamet, who looks very dashing tonight. — Matt Miller, Esquire, "Jimmy Kimmel's Oscar Monologue Set the Stage for an Impassioned Night in Hollywood," 5 Mar. 2018 Another young actor nominated for the first time is Timothee Chalamet, who looks very dashing tonight. — Cosmopolitan, "Jimmy Kimmel Didn’t Shy Away From Time's Up in His Opening Monologue at the 2018 Oscars," 5 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of dashing

circa 1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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dashing

adjective
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English Language Learners Definition of dashing

of a man or a man's appearance : attractive and impressive in a way that shows confidence

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dashing

adjective
dash·​ing | \ ˈda-shiÅ‹\

Kids Definition of dashing

: very attractive The groom looked dashing in his tuxedo.

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