Definition of lashing
:something used for binding, wrapping, or fastening
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They gave the sailor a lashing.
She put lashings of butter on her muffin.
Recent Examples of lashing from the Web
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One tends to let the verbal tongue lashings go a little bit more than the other.
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But Corker’s public lashing of Trump suggests growing concern that his presidency could tarnish Republicans more broadly.
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But Corker’s public lashing of Trump suggests growing concern that his presidency could tarnish Republicans more broadly.
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But Corker’s public lashing of Trump suggests growing concern that his presidency could tarnish Republicans more broadly.
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Time to recap: the tongue-lashing and colorful language came fast and furious this week on Capitol Hill.
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Despite the tabloid lashing, Kushner continued to take calls from the New York Post and other publications for several years.
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Home Run or Strike Out? U.S. President Donald Trump’s first trip abroad ended with the G7 summit in Italy — and a tongue-lashing of the press delivered via Twitter once back at the White House.
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s first trip abroad ended with the G7 summit in Italy — and a tongue-lashing of the press delivered via Twitter once back at the White House.
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