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lashing

1

[ lash-ing ]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that lashes.
  2. a whipping with or as if with a lash.
  3. a severe scolding; tongue-lashing.
  4. Usually lash·ings []. Chiefly British Informal. a large amount; an abundance (usually followed by of ):

    strawberries with lashings of cream;

    scallops with a lashing of olive oil.



lashing

2

[ lash-ing ]

noun

  1. a binding or fastening with a rope or the like.
  2. the rope or the like used.

lashing

1

/ ˈlæʃɪŋ /

noun

  1. a whipping; flogging
  2. a scolding
  3. informal.
    pluralusually foll byof large amounts; lots
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


lashing

2

/ ˈlæʃɪŋ /

noun

  1. rope, cord, etc, used for binding or securing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lashing1

First recorded in 1350–1400, and in 1820–30 lashing 1fordef 4; from Middle English lasshyng, lashynge; lash 1, -ing 1; lashing 1def 4 developed from the sense “to spend money lavishly or foolishly”

Origin of lashing2

First recorded in 1660–70; lash 2 + -ing 1
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Example Sentences

I quickly learned I hated working in hair salons, but then I saw this lash company was hiring and that’s where my lashing career began.

In South Asia, Bangladesh and India are subject to particularly brutal lashings.

From Ozy

Finish by lashing together the loose tips of each shoe with another modified tripod lashing.

After the release of the trailer for the special last week, TLC received a requisite and perhaps well-deserved tongue-lashing.

Bound together by mutual distrust, both sides end up lashing themselves to the mast of rigid law.

So much of the fear the media tries to stoke in me is fear of the oppressed underdog lashing out.

Putin is cornered, according to Saakashvili, which is why he is lashing out.

Or he could have been a coward, lashing out at me for some online slight.

This motion consists almost wholly in apparently purposeless lashing and coiling movements, and continues for many hours.

Sometimes to this punishment was added a lashing as he moved painfully along.

Lashing their ponies to desperate speed, they rode safely away before the Pawnees recovered from their bewilderment.

Quick as lightning he wound himself round a branch, lashing out with his tail in all directions.

Whooping, and lashing furiously with their heavy riding quirts, they gradually forced the ponies toward the east.

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