how to pronounce smash

/ˈsmæʃ/

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the above transcription of smash is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

smash is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of smash in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and then like smash the retweet button …”

meaning of smash

Smash means to break or destroy something violently.

smash frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word smash occurs in english on average 6.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics smash can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that smash can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) transport and travel;