as in tongue-lashing
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1
as in whipping
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
the cat's tail nervously lashed the table leg
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2
as in licking
to strike repeatedly
all night long sheets of rain lashed the windows
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as in tying
to prevent (someone or something) from moving freely by or as if by means of a line or cord
The raft was made from several logs lashed together with a rope.
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Recent Examples of lashing
Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
It was all performed with lashings of brown-nosing.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 24 May 2023
David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
Their late father was killed for lashing out against the government, and Gustavo doesn’t share Paco’s willingness to follow in dad’s footsteps.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
This leaves the platform as having lashings of potential but a wider gaming experience that’s frustratingly incomplete.
—Craig Grannell, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
It was all performed with lashings of brown-nosing.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 24 May 2023
Verb
Their late father was killed for lashing out against the government, and Gustavo doesn’t share Paco’s willingness to follow in dad’s footsteps.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
Their late father was killed for lashing out against the government, and Gustavo doesn’t share Paco’s willingness to follow in dad’s footsteps.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lashing
Noun
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Squabbling coaches — Tindall had put his fingers to his lips to hush Unai Emery after Duran’s departure, earning invective in response — added to the sense of renaissance.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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Police officers have been injured, spit on and had objects hurled at them, the same invective screamed at them as the insurrectionists screamed at the Capitol Police on Jan. 6.—
Jeff Robbins,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2024
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The politicization of the COVID response has only worsened this trend, likely resulting in part from Trump’s vituperation.—
Matt Motta,
Scientific American,
29 Oct. 2024
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Flash forward 92-plus years to Donald Trump’s rally Sunday at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a bleak, lurid festival of racist hate and profane vituperation so vile that even fellow Republicans, who have turned a blind eye to Trump’s character for years, are distancing themselves from the event.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Oct. 2024
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Fierce fighting and long-range attacks continued as Kyiv and Moscow prepare for the revival of talks.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Incidents like the recent attack where a woman was set on fire while sleeping on a subway train have heightened public fear.—
Paul Dreyer,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.—
Jacky Wong,
WSJ,
6 Feb. 2023
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Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2023
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Vance had clearly long prepared this tirade as a starting gun for the second Trump administration’s bid to refuel populism across Europe.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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A week prior, Ye launched his latest antisemitic and misogynistic tirade on X, dubbing himself a Nazi and praising Hitler.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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But Kaplan issued a stinging rebuke of Bankman-Friend.—
Martha Ross,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Germany’s Catholic and Protestant churches warned in a letter to parliament that cooperating with the far-right damaged the country’s democracy — a rebuke likely to sting Merz’s Christian Democrats whose name evokes their religious links.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
30 Jan. 2025
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Songkran is Thailand’s New Year festival, but think of it as a joyous chance to have a water fight without reprimands.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
7 Feb. 2025
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But senators have remained doubtful of his experience and abilities and the alleged behavior that could lead to reprimand or firing for military personnel he would now be expected to lead.—
Lisa Mascaro,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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Finding negative angles about the club seems often to be a sport in itself, particularly among provocative ex-player pundits for whom criticism is currency.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Stone also raised criticisms about McMahon’s knowledge of the role, including hesitation on what existing Trump executive orders mean for local schools.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Lashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lashing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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