lashing

noun

lash·​ing ˈla-shiŋ 

: something used for binding, wrapping, or fastening

Examples of lashing in a Sentence

They gave the sailor a lashing.

She put lashings of butter on her muffin.

Recent Examples on the Web

Will slaves not plow the earth beneath the lashing of their masters in these wastelands of man’s primordial independence? —Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025

Her makeup and hair stuck to the usual Sabrina Carpenter style codes: A big and bouncy blonde blowout, with lashings of black mascara, and rosy pink blush. —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 May 2025

This statement represents quite the departure for a monetary authority that has greeted every flicker of economic trouble with lashings of cheap money. —Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025

The highly unreasonable lashing out with cuss words and nasty comments—verging on verbal abuse—highlights an unstable mind. —Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lashing

• ashing
• bashing
• caching
• cashing
• clashing
• crashing
• dashing
• flashing
• gnashing
• hashing
• mashing
• slashing

Kids Definition

lashing

noun

lash·​ing ˈlash-iŋ 

: something used for tying, wrapping, or fastening