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• present participle of bash.

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  bashing

  noun

  the act of beating, whipping, or thrashing.
• -bashing
  -bashing

bashing

American  

[bash-ing] / ˈbæʃ ɪŋ /

noun

• bashings
  plural

1. the act of beating, whipping, or thrashing.

   a series of unsolved bashings and robberies.

2. a decisive defeat.

   We gave the visiting team a good bashing.

3. (used in combination)

   1. unprovoked physical assaults against members of a specified group.

      gay-bashing.

   2. verbal abuse, as of a group or a nation.

      feminist-bashing; China-bashing.

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-bashing British  

combining form

1. informal

   1. indicating a malicious attack on members of a particular group

      queer-bashing

      union-bashing

   2. indicating any of various other activities

      Bible-bashing

      spud-bashing

      square-bashing

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Derived Forms

• -basher
  combining form

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• bashings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of bashing

First recorded in 1725–35; bash + -ing ¹ ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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bashing bashings

Yes, inside you will be hurting and your pride will be taking a bashing but everyone at the club will be waiting for your reaction, and will act accordingly.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The jet then tore through a perimeter fence, bashing an SUV traveling on a public road and hitting a second fence line separating an area where robotaxis were parked, she said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

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

When he’s not celebrating the candy, he’s often bashing its owner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026

Falling over and finishing last in a running race and bashing my way out of buildings after space stations crashed on them were all well and good.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

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 George W. Gough

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