slashing

verb

Definition of slashingnext
present participle of slash
1
as in slicing
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) the tire appears to have been deliberately slashed

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2
as in whipping
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible wildly slashing the ground with his club and never once hitting the golf ball he was aiming at

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Recent Examples of slashing Top brands are slashing prices on laptops and tablets, with discounts on favorites like Apple AirTags. — Casey Delbasso, ABC News, 22 June 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 Keywords Studios is slashing 128 jobs in San Francisco. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 Thompson screamed at the MTA worker before grabbing her and slashing on the left side of her nose, just below her eye, according to prosecutors. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026 Amazon has Apple's AirPods 4 on sale for 23% off right now, slashing the $129 list price by a spectacular $30. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026 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 The billionaire was an early ally and donor to the president, but left acrimoniously after a four-month stint as a special government employee running the contentious budget-slashing effort known as DOGE. — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 June 2026 After slashing its Scope 3 carbon emissions by 20 percent from a 2019 baseline and hitting its target five years ahead of schedule, the Uniqlo parent company has raised the stakes, aiming for an additional 10 percent reduction by 2030. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slashing
  1. slicing
  2. whipping
  3. slitting
  4. hiding
  5. ripping
  6. cutting
  7. flicking
  8. lashing
Verb
  • Transfer the ribs to a cutting board and rest for 15 minutes before slicing.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Poppyseed grapefruit cake cooled and removed from its pan, then popped back in for travel—and popped back out for slicing at the event?
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026
Definition of slicing
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
  • The prosecutor said Tran tried to take his own life by slitting a wrist, cutting his neck and poking a blade into his stomach.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
  • When Rochelle Luna, 18, arrived at the house hours later, Djerf bound, gagged and raped her before stabbing her and slitting her throat, court records said.
    — Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of slitting
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
  • His second goal was even more impressive, ripping through the legs of midfielder Danilo Santos before finding the net.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
  • The New York Times dropped a 5,000 word story absolutely ripping its former employee.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of ripping
Verb
  • The lineup already was revving, as Rushing homered in the second inning while Sasaki was still in the game, and both Kyle Tucker and Muncy drove in runs off starter Randy Vasquez in the third, cutting the deficit to two.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The Rockets essentially dumped Finney-Smith in a cost-cutting move after making some free agent transactions, notably signing guard Marcus Smart, and surrendered three second-rounders to the Hornets to seal the deal.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
Definition of cutting
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
  • Unfortunately, this can lead to some individuals lashing out in response to their own insecurities, hate and low bar of aptitude, which is confirmed by the tenor of the attacks.
    — Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Criminal Minds star Paget Brewster is apologizing after lashing out at a critic.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
Definition of lashing

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