Thesaurus results for COWHIDING

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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This is precisely why one of your first purchases this season should be a fall jacket for women that complements and enhances your outfit, rather than hiding it.

— Irene Richardson, InStyle, 29 Sep. 2026
All told, the McCauleys stole at least $12 million, getting creative in hiding cash — by stuffing it into jars of spaghetti sauce, for example.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of hiding

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In whipping rain and wind in New Jersey, the New York Giants held on for a 12-7 win in their first game since quarterback Jaxson Dart suffered a season-ending knee injury.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
Goalkeeper Emi Martinez floated a ball over Ezri Konsa to Rogers, who exchanged passes with Joao Pedro before shifting sharply onto his right foot and whipping a shot just wide of David Raya’s far post.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of whipping

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Hilton has made a slew of campaign promises to lower the cost of living, including $3 gasoline, no taxes on income below $150,000 and lowering energy bills by slashing climate-friendly regulations imposed by Democrats.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
The crooks beat him savagely, at one point slashing him with a machete, while demanding his iPhone password, officials said.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of slashing

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Engineers could potentially use its switching behavior in high-performance capacitors.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Researchers writing in Harvard Business Review found that employees switch between applications roughly 1,200 times per day, consuming nearly 9% of the workweek in reorientation and context switching alone.

— Bryan Goode, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of switching

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He’s getting hit sometimes, and just flicking this ball out there.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
The Half-Mast The first sign that a deer is troubled comes when that long tail goes to half-mast—straight out behind—and stays rigid for a few seconds before dropping and then flicking right back up.

— Tom Carpenter, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of flicking

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Followin much teasing, Oasis will embark on an additional 2027 tour hitting stops once again in the United Kingdom and United States, but also Europe, which was omitted during last year’s trot.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
The film will open in select theaters on October 16 before hitting Netflix on December 2.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

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