Synonyms of gashing

gashing

verb

present participle of gash

as in slitting

to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)

her face had been gashed by the rocks as she tumbled down the embankment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slitting
• slicing
• ripping
• slashing
• cutting
• bruising
• stabbing
• piercing
• incising
• splitting
• shearing
• tearing
• chopping
• sawing
• cleaving
• severing
• lacerating
• carving
• riving
• rending
• crosscutting
• chipping
• mangling
• scissoring
• dissecting
• butchering
• hacksawing
• hacking
• chiseling
• notching
• amputating
• sectioning
• dicing
• haggling
• mincing
• cutting off
• anatomizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gashing

Both exploited weaknesses in the Rams defense, with Saquon Barkley gashing it in 2024 and Sam Darnold attacking its outside cornerbacks last season. — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026

Bernie was sleeping next to the wall, and two claws had caught him on the hand, gashing his thumb and tearing through the web of flesh between thumb and forefinger. — Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026

Monangai rushed for 130 yards on 22 carries, while Swift had 125 yards on 18 touches, gashing an Eagles defense that has been one of the best in the NFL this season. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025

Alarm bells flashed early, as the Raiders came out in heavy doses of two-tight-end sets and started gashing the Broncos with rookie back Ashton Jeanty. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025