: something used for binding, wrapping, or fastening
Examples of lashing in a Sentence
They gave the sailor a lashing.
She put lashings of butter on her muffin.
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Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
And lashings of the all-important gravy.
—Susanne Fowler, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Lawrence paired more juicy red lips with lashings of mascara and punky eyeshadow combos to match a then-more edgy style.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025
Structurally, the homes easily withstood the hurricanes’ lashings.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Lashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lashing. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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lashing
noun
lash·ing
ˈlash-iŋ 
: something used for tying, wrapping, or fastening
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