: 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.
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Despite the critical lashing, the audience score has been propped up by faithful fans and is sitting at 96%.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
If plants look deflated or heavily wilted after a wind lashing, this is a sign of water loss.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Infowars creator Alex Jones, journalist Megyn Kelly, and commentator Candace Owens have shared similar opposition to Trump’s decisions in Iran and received a similar lashing from the president.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026
Hawley took the reins and delivered a cavalcade of tapas-style bites adapted from their main menu that came out in great lashings of food.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
If plants look deflated or heavily wilted after a wind lashing, this is a sign of water loss.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Infowars creator Alex Jones, journalist Megyn Kelly, and commentator Candace Owens have shared similar opposition to Trump’s decisions in Iran and received a similar lashing from the president.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 Apr. 2026
Hawley took the reins and delivered a cavalcade of tapas-style bites adapted from their main menu that came out in great lashings of food.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Lashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lashing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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lashing
noun
lash·ing
ˈlash-iŋ 
: something used for tying, wrapping, or fastening
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