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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How rare are attacks like these? School shootings are rare, but Sweden – long associated with high living standards and a strong social safety net – has seen a surge in violent crime in recent years, driven in part by gang warfare.—
Henrik Pettersson,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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Torelli plays Addy Frost, an exploration influencer who returns to the Devil’s Triangle 13 years after witnessing her father’s death in a shark attack.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 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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Defiant to the end, Rhodes largely represented himself in court and launched angry tirades at the judge, who had to chastise him more than once.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Alexander Basara and his fiancée, Ally Keller, attended Sunday’s game in Philadelphia, but their experience supporting their team was soured when an Eagles fan, identified as Ryan Caldwell, lashed out at Keller and Basara in a vile tirade.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s threats to take control of the Panama Canal have drawn stern rebukes from the Central American country’s president.—
Catherine E. Shoichet,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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In a lengthy, and at times scathing, statement Friday night, McConnell explained his reasoning for shocking Republicans and leveling a rebuke of President Donald Trump by rejecting his nominee to lead the Pentagon.—
Elaine Mallon,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
25 Jan. 2025
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Two years after a reprimand and fine in a Brazilian butt-lift death, a Miami plastic surgeon has been hit with a state complaint about his actions after another BBL.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
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Robinhood was hit with $45 million in fresh fines from the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, the latest reprimand that the crypto-favorite brokerage has received from regulators.—
Rob Copeland,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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But the transportation secretary on Sunday also repeatedly echoed Trump and his top allies' criticism of DEI efforts in the immediate aftermath of the DC-area collision.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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The reality smash hit has come in for a lot of criticism of late, with season seven particularly causing a great deal of passionate debate online.—
Abid Rahman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Lashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lashing. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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