slashing

[ slash-ing ]

noun

1. a slash.

adjective

1. sweeping; cutting.
2. violent; severe:

   a slashing wind.

3. dashing; impetuous.
4. vivid; flashing; brilliant.
5. Informal. very large or fine; splendid:

   a slashing fortune.

slashing

/ ˈslæʃɪŋ /

adjective

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

Derived Forms

• ˈslashingly, adverb

Other Words From

• slashing·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of slashing¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; slash ¹ + -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

The goal is a ski that’s stable on hardpack, but loose and light enough for off-trail slashing in soft snow.

From 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.

From Washington Post

But with GOP governors slashing budgets across the country, can this odd alliance last?

From The Daily Beast

When she held onto her post, Perry followed through, slashing $7.5 million of funding over two years.

From The Daily Beast

And then makes a slashing gesture across his throat and laughs.

From The Daily Beast

Forty-nine-year-old Elena brings a trembling hand to the bridge of her nose and makes a slashing movement across it.

From The Daily Beast

Erik Prince is not the kind of man one expects to make the case for slashing U.S. intelligence and military budgets.

From The Daily Beast

But Germaine asked him so earnestly that he agreed to cure her dolly without slashing it to pieces.

From Project Gutenberg

Finding himself in a trap, Rory tried to kill Harrington by slashing at him with his sword.

From Project Gutenberg

Thurstane could still manage a revolver with his wounded arm, while his right was good for almost any amount of slashing work.

From Project Gutenberg

Trusting to luck, Dalgard burrowed into the green mass, slashing with his knife at anything which denied him entrance.

From Project Gutenberg

He did not check his slashing pace until within four or five bounds of the party.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• caustic
• scathing
• stinging
• withering