lashing 1 of 3

present participle of lash
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lashing

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verb (2)

present participle of lash

lashing

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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of lashing
Verb
This statement represents quite the departure for a monetary authority that has greeted every flicker of economic trouble with lashings of cheap money. Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025 The highly unreasonable lashing out with cuss words and nasty comments—verging on verbal abuse—highlights an unstable mind. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
As a result, when a problem worth discussing does arise, many people may not be able to adequately share their concerns without being accusatory or lashing out, Nasir says. Allie Volpe, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025 As a result, when a problem worth discussing does arise, many people may not be able to adequately share their concerns without being accusatory or lashing out, Nasir says. Allie Volpe, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lashing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lashing
Noun
  • Douglas McCarthy, the vocalist who hectored anarchic invective with EBM innovators Nitzer Ebb and who joined Depeche Mode keyboardist Alan Wilder’s Recoil side project, died Wednesday at the age of 58.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
  • His tommy-gun dialogue, much of it laced with withering invective and punctuated with profanity, started a shift in the language of both theater and movies in this country.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Flash forward 92-plus years to Donald Trump’s rally Sunday at New York’s Madison Square Garden, a bleak, lurid festival of racist hate and profane vituperation so vile that even fellow Republicans, who have turned a blind eye to Trump’s character for years, are distancing themselves from the event.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The politicization of the COVID response has only worsened this trend, likely resulting in part from Trump’s vituperation.
    Matt Motta, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • In the far-western Lviv region, a large fire broke out at an industrial facility in the city of Drohobych after a drone attack that also cut electricity to parts of the city.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 29 June 2025
  • Videos posted on Telegram show a large fire near Kremenchuk after the attack.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.
    Jacky Wong, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.
    Reuters, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • But once Hudson informed him that Gibson had already tossed him, Roberts unleashed the type of tirade that’s been rare during his 10-year managerial career.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
  • Even Meta, which folded its Libra stablecoin amidst a tirade of regulatory backlash, has considered re-entering the space.
    Christopher Perkins, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Patrick’s statement is an extraordinary public rebuke of French, who has made many inflammatory comments on social media — most of them without political consequence — since the county’s Republican Party elected him chair in fall 2023.
    Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2025
  • After Trump’s rebukes, Gabbard updated her analysis to align with the president’s.
    Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Amster has to return $10,000 to Diaz’s mother, attend ethics school and will receive a public reprimand.
    David J. Neal July 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
  • Humphrey did not suspend Willis, but issued a letter of reprimand that can be factored into future disciplinary decisions.
    Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • The court decision triggered calls from Republicans and Democrats alike to fund the bill, as well as criticism about the impact of partisan politics on delaying a program focused on youth literacy.
    Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
  • That decision drew sharp criticism from European football chiefs.
    Matt Slater, New York Times, 8 July 2025

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“Lashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lashing. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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