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Meanings of lashing in English
Portuguese
flagelação Spanish
flagelación Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment.
Usage of lashing in English
1
The Franschhoek-based will also enjoy a good lashing late on Tuesday night.
2
The clew of the mainsail was lashing about wildly in the gale.
3
The devil astride the jib boom, his tail lashing in the wind.
4
That we're going to lose control and start lashing out at people?
5
Then the rain broke-brokein lashing whip-cordswith the crackle of fire.
6
He drew the trigger and the sharp lashing report ended the silence.
7
After he gave me a tongue-lashing he left for home with Barbara.
8
More heavy fire came down the corridor, lashing at the assaulting soldiers.
9
The coils wound and unwound vigorously, the tail convulsively lashing the sheet.
10
The lashing winds are expected to ease on Thursday, the MOT said.
11
Mick Minogue is lashing out some brilliant Game of Thrones action figures.
12
The Book of Proverbs also is full of the same lashing scourge.
13
Their jaws dripped blood; they paced backwards and forwards, lashing their tails.
14
Gorju went off, lashing the leaves of the trees with his switch.
15
The wing-back took a touch before lashing low into the far corner.
16
As the thing died, the phosphor glow faded from its lashing tentacles.
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Lashing across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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