What does lashing mean?
Definitions for lashing
ˈlæʃ ɪŋlash·ing
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word lashing.
Princeton's WordNet
whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellationnoun
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
lashingadjective
rope that is used for fastening something to something else
"the boats were held together by lashings"
lashingadjective
violently urging on by whipping or flogging
"looked at the lashing riders"
Wiktionary
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.
lashingnoun
(in the form "lashings of"): plenty of
Lashings of ginger beer
lashingverb
raining heavily.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Lashingnoun
the act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation; chastisement
Lashingnoun
see 2d Lasher
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
lashing
A rope used to fasten any movable body in a ship, or about her masts, sails, and rigging.
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Anagrams for lashing »
shaling
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lashing in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lashing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of lashing in a Sentence
Their failure to appear at this hearing is a telling sign that they would rather suffer a public lashing than answer questions on the record about their operations.
This may have been some Internet lashing out when you get frustrated with someone and you post things on the Internet.
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.
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.
Obviously, The President had a bad week and House Democrats doesn't like these questions, so House Democrats is lashing out because House Democrats is afraid to take responsibility, frankly for anything.
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