Synonyms of slashing

slashing

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whipping
• hiding
• cutting
• flicking
• lashing
• switching
• slapping
• hitting
• flailing
• knocking
• punching
• thrashing
• flogging
• licking
• scourging
• flagellating
• smacking
• banging
• tanning
• pounding
• whacking
• spanking
• whaling
• mauling
• swiping
• clipping
• strapping
• leathering
• batting
• horsewhipping
• beating
• birching
• cowhiding
• rawhiding
• clapping
• thumping
• swatting
• boxing
• caning
• clubbing
• pelting
• bashing
• cracking
• socking
• hammering
• slugging
• battering
• thwacking
• pummeling
• clobbering
• bludgeoning
• pasting
• cudgeling
• smiting
• quirting
• touching up
• mangling
• clouting
• bopping
• knouting
• cuffing
• roughing
• busting
• paddling
• walloping
• lambasting
• whopping
• buffeting
• working over
• lathering
• slogging
• belting
• slating
• pistol-whipping
• blackjacking
• fustigating
• basting
• threshing
• lacing
• fibbing
• drubbing
• lamming
• tromping
• belaboring
• bunging
• whupping
• pommeling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slashing

Beijing has moved to insulate itself economically, slashing crude imports nearly 50% since the war started, according to The Wall Street Journal, and bolstering domestic energy. — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 23 Aug. 2026

But there’s no sign Washington is serious about slashing the budget or raising taxes. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

The Herald analysis highlights the challenges ahead if local leaders plan to keep funding intact for popular services like public safety, transit and healthcare while slashing property-tax dollars elsewhere. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

The Congressional Budget released in April proposed slashing global health funding almost in half. — Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

As Apple buyers prepare for higher iPhone 18 prices—and a concerningly expensive iPhone Fold/Ultra—retailers are slashing the price of the iPhone 17 series ahead of next month’s launch. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

In June, he was arrested for allegedly slashing a giant, inflatable FIFA soccer ball that was on display for the World Cup in Miami Beach. — Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

On top of that, the system is also slashing the time employees spend to manually handle sample bottles. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

Some have succeeded in slashing sales and forcing policy changes, USA TODAY has previously reported. — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026