Definition of lashing
: something used for binding, wrapping, or fastening
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Examples of lashing in a Sentence
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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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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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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At the end of the lashing, the two men were helped off the platform.
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On the evening of Aug. 21, with the rain lashing, 15 villagers claimed to see holy apparitions on the side of the Catholic church, suddenly aglow.
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Michelle Obama, meanwhile, received a public lashing in 2011 for wearing a poppy red Alexander McQueen ball gown to the Chinese state dinner at the White House.
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First Known Use of lashing
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LASHING Defined for English Language Learners
lashing
playDefinition of lashing for English Language Learners
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: the act of hitting someone with a whip as a form of punishment
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lashings : ropes used for tying, wrapping, or connecting things
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lashings : a large amount of something
LASHING Defined for Kids
lashing
playDefinition of lashing for Students
: something used for tying, wrapping, or fastening
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