1
as in bumping
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the car bashed into the tree with glass-shattering force
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2
as in slamming
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
you have to bash that door hard in order to get it open
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3
as in licking
to strike repeatedly
the angry child kept bashing her toy with a hammer until it broke
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as in attacking
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
in all of talk radio no other host seems to enjoy bashing liberals as much as he does
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as in hammering
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Recent Examples of bashing
Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
The young defense that everyone with a microphone and stable internet connection has spent time bashing over the last nine months finally had its turn to speak.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The wife of King Charles III fought off a groper as a teenager by taking off her shoe and bashing the assailant in the groin.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That night, the wind was bashing against the loft window like an intruder, adding a soundtrack to my hallucination.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Don’t deflect — THIS is about mocking a woman’s abuse for years and being the ringleader of bashing me.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
Trump has also been critical of the central bank, calling for lower interest rates and bashing Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
—Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
The young defense that everyone with a microphone and stable internet connection has spent time bashing over the last nine months finally had its turn to speak.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The wife of King Charles III fought off a groper as a teenager by taking off her shoe and bashing the assailant in the groin.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
That night, the wind was bashing against the loft window like an intruder, adding a soundtrack to my hallucination.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
Don’t deflect — THIS is about mocking a woman’s abuse for years and being the ringleader of bashing me.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bashing
Verb
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The job cuts are permanent, and employees will not have bumping rights to other positions.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Few love it as much when leveling the playing field means bumping them down a few notches.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Center fielder Lawrence Butler was the first player to score, slamming a ball into center field during his first at-bat to lead off the first inning.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The instruments detected gravitational waves, faint ripples in space-time produced by the two black holes slamming into each other.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That could look like gliding your fingers down them, kissing, licking, or gently biting those areas.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the video, the sound of Bambi's stomping, licking, meowing and general everyday life has delighted viewers.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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While Qataris may now indeed question the value of their military cooperation with the United States and its designation of Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, Turkey’s military presence in the country also failed to prevent Israel from attacking.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Show Viz Nuno Espirito Santo’s Nottingham Forest had counter-attacking licked.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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She’s matched wonderfully by Cooke, who leans into her actual Manchester accent to give Cherry a stroppy, sarcastic bent and whose body looks absolutely banging wrapped in an array of oxblood, maroon, and cerise minidresses.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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From his head-banging guitar solo to his crisp, impressively precise vocals, Thomas delivered male R&B showmanship reminiscent of Maxwell or D’Angelo.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Later that night Plumier demonstrates by swiftly slapping the limp green body of a bullfrog hard across his leg.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tchervinski can be seen in one of videos of the incident slapping a Black man.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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One end of the spectrum are stress fracture, which are very small, often described as hairline fractures that result from repetitive force and pounding to the bone over time.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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It’s typed with such pounding despair and fury that certain letters of the alphabet actually tear through the paper (this was an old, manual typewriter).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Luka was placed on heavy sedation, but even that wasn't enough to stop his heavy thrashing.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Barcelona’s thrashing of Alhama was the match with the most interventions (12) and the only game in which there were no challenges was Athletic Club’s goalless draw with CD Tenerife.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Bashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bashing. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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