as in tongue-lashing
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1
as in whipping
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
the cat's tail nervously lashed the table leg
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2
as in licking
to strike repeatedly
all night long sheets of rain lashed the windows
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as in tying
to prevent (someone or something) from moving freely by or as if by means of a line or cord
The raft was made from several logs lashed together with a rope.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2024
Instead, people are opting to embrace their natural shadows — a far cry from the lashings of concealer used in 2016 trends, which favored a full beat.
—Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 1 Aug. 2024
Instead, people are opting to embrace their natural shadows — a far cry from the lashings of concealer used in 2016 trends, which favoured a full beat.
—Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 30 July 2024
The epic heat wave that blanketed much of the United States with triple-digit temperatures and Hurricane Beryl’s lashing of Houston cap a recent flurry of extreme weather episodes.
—David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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The Chocolate Chip Biscuit takes the restaurant’s classic soft buttermilk biscuits and fills them with chocolate chips and tops the new confection with a lashing of icing for a sweet treat.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2024
Instead, people are opting to embrace their natural shadows — a far cry from the lashings of concealer used in 2016 trends, which favored a full beat.
—Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 1 Aug. 2024
Instead, people are opting to embrace their natural shadows — a far cry from the lashings of concealer used in 2016 trends, which favoured a full beat.
—Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 30 July 2024
The epic heat wave that blanketed much of the United States with triple-digit temperatures and Hurricane Beryl’s lashing of Houston cap a recent flurry of extreme weather episodes.
—David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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“Lashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lashing. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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