Definitions for lashing
ˈlæʃ ɪŋlash·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellationnoun

   beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

2. lashingadjective

   rope that is used for fastening something to something else

   "the boats were held together by lashings"

3. lashingadjective

   violently urging on by whipping or flogging

   "looked at the lashing riders"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. lashingnoun

   Something used to tie something or lash it to something.

   The lashings, that were holding the chest to the deck of the storm tossed ship, broke and it went overboard.

2. lashingnoun

   (in the form "lashings of"): plenty of

   Lashings of ginger beer

3. lashingverb

   raining heavily.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lashing

   Lashing generally refers to: 1) The act of striking or hitting repeatedly, often with a whip or stick. 2) The process of fastening or securing something tightly, usually with a rope or cord. 3) A severe scolding or verbal reprimand. The specific definition can vary based on the context in which the term is used.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lashingnoun

   the act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement

2. Lashingnoun

   see 2d Lasher

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lashing

   A rope used to fasten any movable body in a ship, or about her masts, sails, and rigging.

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1. • Beating

Anagrams for lashing »

1. shaling

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lashing in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lashing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of lashing in a Sentence

1. David Frum:

   He is pretty much just lashing out, everybody knows people who haven't been vaccinated for legitimate reasons and there are therapeutics that can help and so on. So he’s doing this because he is a sad, sad, loser.

2. Samantha Burkes:

   I just wanted to express that I don't think black people are worse than white people, i'm just lashing out, really.

3. William Gay:

   I dealt with a lot of anger because I felt like, 'Why me?' I threw out that question a lot. I got to a point where I didn't care. I felt like no one cared about me. Didn't care about school. I started lashing out at people.

4. Karl Andree:

   He's an old frail man and I fear this lashing sentence is potentially a death sentence for him, that's our biggest concern, which is why we are trying to raise the case now to get him out.

5. James Zimmerman:

   China is clearly being impulsive here, they're lashing out and they're not interested in building any political capital with The Canadians, this plays very well to those nationalists in China who argue that arresting the Huawei Technologies executive was pushing China too far.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lashing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lashing
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lashing
5. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=lashing