Quashing p. pr. & vb. n. : of Quash

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quashing. Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary. Jump to: navigation, search [edit] English [edit] Verb. quashing. Present ... quashing. Plural. quashings. quashing (plural quashings) The action of quashing something. Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/quashing" ...