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Definition of "lashing" []

  • Something used for securing or binding. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "lashing" in a sentence
  • "The Senate tongue lashing is cute, but if the head of Goldman Sachs who approved the Sh*#ty deals, and robbed so many hardworking Americans, both of their savings and now of their tax dollars does not get at least 10 years in a max security prison."
  • "They did another good job of misdirecting us, making it seem like the killer was interested in lashing out against his coworkers when it was something else altogether."
  • "Perhaps Rahm is conflating these critiques from the left in lashing out at Krguman."