cowhiding

verb

present participle of cowhide
as in hiding
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible was cowhiding the horse until a police officer intervened

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cowhiding
  1. hiding
  2. whipping
  3. slashing
  4. switching
  5. flicking
  6. hitting
Verb
  • Failing to disclose or intentionally hiding assets can make a prenup more vulnerable to being challenged in court.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • The find suggests one of NASA’s most successful planet hunters may still have plenty of surprises hiding in its archives.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
Definition of hiding
Verb
  • And a Cut Absolute is whipping around upon seeing the person and walking away.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • Patrick Evans made it to the top step of the Motocross Best Trick event with his electric bike, whipping out a no-handed front flip to loud cheers from the crowd before climbing back up the ramp to celebrate.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2026
Definition of whipping
Verb
  • Then Ferrari’s team reboots the underlying technology—centralizing server costs, cleaning up sprawling codebases—while slashing costs.
    — Chris Dobstaff, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Higgins said her solution is to speed up permitting by slashing red tape — both for these types of large, city projects and for home and business owners trying to install resilient upgrades.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of slashing
Verb
  • Fallout from the mission includes NASA adjusting Boeing’s original contract, switching up its next flight to be uncrewed to make sure the leak and thruster issues are fixed without risking human passengers.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2026
  • Immediately switching it from 80 degrees to 68 won’t cool the house quicker and can shock your HVAC system.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2026
Definition of switching
Verb
  • The Argentine legend unlocked the Cape Verde defense in the 29th minute, controlling a long diagonal pass with one touch in the box and promptly flicking it over the head of a charging Vozinha.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Mayele put Congo ahead 10 minutes later when flicking past Nematov at the near post and was mobbed by teammates and even substitutes, who raced off the bench and across the field to join in the wild celebrations.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 June 2026
Definition of flicking
Verb
  • Besides hitting their price target — about $350 per square foot — Talbot and his wife, Marisol, were taken with the modern design with a 14-foot clerestory ceiling.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • To the moon All the political developments of the last 24 hours have not stopped stocks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting 53,000 for the first time ever.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of hitting
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“Cowhiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowhiding. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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