annihilating

UK
/əˈnaɪ.ɪ.leɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/əˈnaɪ.ə.leɪ.tɪŋ/
annihilatingadjective
more annihilating
Comp.
most annihilating
Super.
UK
/əˈnaɪəˌleɪtɪŋ/
US
/əˈnaɪəˌleɪtɪŋ/
Translations
The annihilating force of the hurricane left the coastal town in ruins.
La force anéantissante de l’ouragan a laissé la ville côtière en ruines.
dévastateurSe dit d’un effet ou d’une performance d’une puissance écrasante.
The team delivered an annihilating performance, winning the match by a large margin.
L’équipe a livré une प्रदर्शन dévastatrice, remportant le match avec une large marge.
Additional translations
ravageurPlus courant dans un registre imagé ou journalistique.
Definitions
Causing complete destruction or obliteration.
The annihilating force of the hurricane left the coastal town in ruins.
Overwhelmingly powerful or effective.
The team delivered an annihilating performance, winning the match by a large margin.
annihilatingnoun
UK
/əˈnaɪ.ɪ.leɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/əˈnaɪ.əˌleɪ.tɪŋ/
Used as a gerund to denote the act or process of annihilating.
Translations
The annihilating of whole ecosystems cannot be justified.
L’anéantissement d’écosystèmes entiers ne peut pas être justifié.
Definitions
The act or process of annihilating.
The annihilating of whole ecosystems cannot be justified.
annihilateverb

annihilating

ing-form

annihilated
Past Simple
annihilated
Past Participle
annihilating
ing-form
UK
/əˈnaɪ.ɪ.leɪt/
US
/əˈnaɪ.ə.leɪt/
Translations
The powerful storm threatened to annihilate the small coastal town.
La puissante tempête menaçait d’anéantir la petite ville côtière.
anéantirAu sens figuré, pour vaincre totalement.
The home team managed to annihilate their opponents with a score of 10-0.
L’équipe locale a réussi à anéantir ses adversaires sur le score de 10-0.
Additional translations
s’annihilerEn physique des particules, pour des particules et antiparticules.
Definitions
To destroy completely or reduce to nonexistence.
The powerful storm threatened to annihilate the small coastal town.
To defeat utterly or decisively.
The home team managed to annihilate their opponents with a score of 10-0.
Physics: (of a particle and its antiparticle) to collide and convert their mass into energy, typically in the form of photons.
When a positron meets an electron, the two particles annihilate and release gamma radiation.