: 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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There were, indeed, in the Middle Ages, some very fine paintings covered in lashings of gold leaf.
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Jeff Tillotson, a lawyer for Teleport, blamed the missing lashing on a contractor, who is not a party to the lawsuit.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
The way that today’s politics works, that should have earned me a lashing on social media.
—Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
As the Epstein scandal has heated up again, though, he’s also been on the receiving end of MAGA lashings from supporters who want to see the tapes go public.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
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Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Jeff Tillotson, a lawyer for Teleport, blamed the missing lashing on a contractor, who is not a party to the lawsuit.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
The way that today’s politics works, that should have earned me a lashing on social media.
—Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 22 July 2025
As the Epstein scandal has heated up again, though, he’s also been on the receiving end of MAGA lashings from supporters who want to see the tapes go public.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for lashing
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“Lashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lashing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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lashing
noun
lash·ing
ˈlash-iŋ 
: something used for tying, wrapping, or fastening
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