slashing

[ slash-ing ]

/ ˈslæʃ ɪŋ /

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noun

a slash.

adjective

sweeping; cutting.

violent; severe: a slashing wind.

dashing; impetuous.

vivid; flashing; brilliant.

Informal. very large or fine; splendid: a slashing fortune.

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Origin of slashing

First recorded in 1590–1600; slash¹ + -ing¹, -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM slashing

slash·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby slashing

Slashdot effect, slasher, slasher movie, slashfest, slash fiction, slashing, slash pine, slash pocket, slash-saw, Śląsk, slat

How to use slashing in a sentence

The goal is a ski that’s stable on hardpack, but loose and light enough for off-trail slashing in soft snow.
Runners-Up Review: The Frontside Skis That Almost Made Our 2022 Winter Buyer’s Guide|agintzler|December 5, 2021|Outside Online
The AP reported that the first rumors of throat slashings came out of the prison in “fragments of conversations” from members of the assault team as they stumbled out of the fortress.
Journalists bungled coverage of the Attica uprising. 50 years later, the consequences remain.|Erik Wemple|September 30, 2021|Washington Post
But with GOP governors slashing budgets across the country, can this odd alliance last?
The GOP and Police Unions: A Love Story|Eleanor Clift|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When she held onto her post, Perry followed through, slashing $7.5 million of funding over two years.
Rick Perry’s Plan to Defang State Watchdog Unit|Olivia Nuzzi|August 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And then makes a slashing gesture across his throat and laughs.
The Tragic Exodus of Iraq’s Christians|Jamie Dettmer|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Forty-nine-year-old Elena brings a trembling hand to the bridge of her nose and makes a slashing movement across it.
'In Cold Blood' in Ukraine|Jamie Dettmer|May 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Erik Prince is not the kind of man one expects to make the case for slashing U.S. intelligence and military budgets.
Blackwater Founder Erik Prince: War on Terror Has Become Too Big|Eli Lake|November 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But Germaine asked him so earnestly that he agreed to cure her dolly without slashing it to pieces.
Child Life In Town And Country|Anatole France
Finding himself in a trap, Rory tried to kill Harrington by slashing at him with his sword.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell
Thurstane could still manage a revolver with his wounded arm, while his right was good for almost any amount of slashing work.
Overland|John William De Forest
Trusting to luck, Dalgard burrowed into the green mass, slashing with his knife at anything which denied him entrance.
Star Born|Andre Norton
He did not check his slashing pace until within four or five bounds of the party.
The Wild Man of the West|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for slashing

slashing

/ (ˈslæʃɪŋ) /

adjective

aggressively or harshly critical (esp in the phrase slashing attack)

Derived forms of slashing

slashingly, adverb

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