- present participle of bash.
bashing
Americannoun
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the act of beating, whipping, or thrashing.
a series of unsolved bashings and robberies.
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a decisive defeat.
We gave the visiting team a good bashing.
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(used in combination)
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unprovoked physical assaults against members of a specified group.
gay-bashing.
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verbal abuse, as of a group or a nation.
feminist-bashing; China-bashing.
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combining form
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Etymology
Origin of bashing
First recorded in 1725–35; bash + -ing 1 ( def. )
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But a viral social-media post this weekend took Grantham bashing a step further by looking at the investing legend’s own investments.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Paramount declined to comment on the remarks by Hegseth, a former Fox News host who has a lot of experience in bashing the mainstream media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
The Australian actor joked that his upbringing "on farms where we were bashing about in old cars" helped prepare him for the car chasing stunts.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
"We have heard a lot of European bashing in the last few days," Lagarde said at the closing session of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss Alps.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
My favorite message threads were those devoted to bashing the Sixers.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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The only material thing I really wanted was a new hat, for yester morning's milk and subsequent bashings and bruisings had ruined my old one.
From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.
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