rashing

[ rash-ing ]

noun

1. the development of a rash or skin irritation:

   His wedding band is causing a lot of irritation and rashing, so he's only wearing it when we go out.

   Moderate to severe reactions include more serious rashing over the entire body.

2. Slang. an act or instance of teasing, insulting, or bothering someone:

   When they found out he liked a rival baseball team, they couldn't resist giving him a rashing about it.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rashing¹

First recorded in 1955–60 rashing fordef 1; 2010–15 rashing fordef 2; rash ²( def ) + -ing ¹( def )

Example Sentences

Rashing, i. 208, the old hunting term for the stroke made by a wild boar with his fangs.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a crashing-bashing-rashing-smashing sort of a noise, and Jacko began to be afraid, thinking it might be the burglar fox.

From Project Gutenberg

Rashing seems to be the old hunting term to express the stroke made by the wild boar with his fangs.

From Project Gutenberg