Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: lashing
IPA transcription: [l'æʃɪŋ]
Pronunciations of lashing
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: lashing
    Meaning: violently urging on by whipping or flogging; "looked at the lashing riders"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation
    Meaning: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
Usage examples
  • You might heave your rump up half a foot, but for lashing out--oho!
  • He was lashing the thistles by the side of the road with his long whip.
  • "Klondike or bust!" rang the slogan; every man for his own. Oh, how we flogged the horses, staggering skin and bone! Oh, how we cursed their weakness, anguish they could not tell, Breaking their hearts in our passion, lashing them on till they fell!
  • A, B, C, is the "lever-stick." Notch it deeply at A, where it is to receive the trigger; notch it also at B, half an inch from A; and at C, 5 inches or so from B. In lashing B to the grip of the stock at D, the firmer you make the lashing, the better.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, License CC BY-SA 4.0