Synonyms for lashing


Grammar : Adj
Spell : lash-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæʃ ɪŋ


Définition of lashing

Origin :
  • "a beating, flogging," c.1400, verbal noun from lash (v.1).
  • adj thrashing
Example sentences :
  • She held out her quivering hands which the wind was lashing.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • She fell and tried to escape on her hands and knees; but lashing her again he jerked her to her feet.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • And he drove off, lashing his horse so fiercely that it almost bolted.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • And he lashed his horse ferociously as though he were lashing himself.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • The chuckles of this poor man were like cuts from a whip to Therese, lashing and urging her on.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • When I stepped round to get at the lashing, he let out a sort of soft bellow.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
  • The wind tore the words from his mouth as it struck them in lashing fury.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • You might heave your rump up half a foot, but for lashing out—oho!
  • Extract from : « At the Back of the North Wind » by George MacDonald
  • Louder and fiercer roared the Box Elder, lashing its banks with foam.
  • Extract from : « Warrior Gap » by Charles King
  • This time the driver got some revenge by lashing a couple of them with his long whip.
  • Extract from : « Frontier Boys in Frisco » by Wyn Roosevelt

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