How do you use Lashing in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like violent or fastener, plus the exact meaning.
Lashing in a sentence
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Lashing meaning
- Something used to tie something or lash it to something.
- The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation, chastisement.
- The or an act of lashing; a heavy falling or downpour (of rain).
Synonyms of Lashing
Using Lashing
- The main meaning on this page is: Something used to tie something or lash it to something. | The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation, chastisement. | The or an act of lashing; a heavy falling or downpour (of rain).
- Useful related words include: violent, fastener, rope, whacking.
- In the example corpus, lashing often appears in combinations such as: lashing out, and lashing, lashing the.
Context around Lashing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lashing
- In this selection, "lashing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, tongue, diagonal, tuesday, high, home and diagonal stand out and add context to how "lashing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a tongue lashing for an and a tongue lashing is different. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lashing" sits close to words such as adhesive, aleppo and apprehend, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lashing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A tongue lashing is different than taking money or sending someone to jail. (13 words)
It may even be accompanied by a tongue-lashing of the former president. (13 words)
Rohit was giving a tongue-lashing for an unnecessary overthrow, which cost an additional four runs. (16 words)
Alexis Mac Allister produced a moment of magic to restore Liverpool’s lead, lashing a drive into the top corner from distance for his first goal for the club but Kenny Tete pounced from close range shortly before half-time to level. (42 words)
Alexandro Bernabei lashing high into the Ross County was more than just the left-back’s first Celtic goal – it was another fearsome reminder that, even short of full capacity, this team are simply too strong for the rest. (39 words)
Ten Hag believes things will improve when his goal-shy frontmen’s form turns and is happy how others have stepped up in the meantime, with defender Lindelof lashing home just his fourth for the club on Saturday. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Diagonal lashing Diagonal lashing is a type of lashing used to bind spars or poles together, to prevent racking.
Alexandro Bernabei lashing high into the Ross County was more than just the left-back’s first Celtic goal – it was another fearsome reminder that, even short of full capacity, this team are simply too strong for the rest.
Alexis Mac Allister produced a moment of magic to restore Liverpool’s lead, lashing a drive into the top corner from distance for his first goal for the club but Kenny Tete pounced from close range shortly before half-time to level.
A short video of the event making the rounds showed Obasanjo tongue-lashing the monarchs for not rising to their feet to greet Makinde - an action he described as disrespectful to constituted authorities.
A tongue lashing is different than taking money or sending someone to jail.
Both teams had the chances to nick it, Havertz lashing high when well placed and Saka extending Vicario after a corner.
But the announcement has failed to impress a trade union and the Labour Party, both lashing out at the Tories for eroding the environment.
Doyle later had his own goalbound effort blocked before Bennett unlocked the away defence, lashing home from a cross.
Emotional lashing out and blaming others more befits the cast of a reality TV show and not the behavior of a prime minister, coalition Social Democrat MP Raimond Kaljulaid writes.
Ethan Wenton initially acted as peacemaker during the dispute, which involved his girlfriend and a group of men, before brutally lashing out at his stricken victim.
Former US president Donald Trump began day two of his civil fraud trial Tuesday, lashing out at New York's attorney general before entering the courtroom where he could be barred from doing business in the state.
France had the better of the second period with Becho lashing a shot from the edge of the box in the 107th minute that goalkeeper Arnold saved well.
He said expectedly, they fell so terribly for the bait, lashing out that being folks of low moral standards, they seemed to view everyone from their own depraved universe.
It may even be accompanied by a tongue-lashing of the former president.
Let’s imagine it’s not lashing with rain or blowing a gale and you can slip into the garden and slow down, draw breath and let your eyes and ears calm your addled brain.
Nobody goes after Adam Lambert's boyfriend and gets away with it without getting a lashing from the singer.
Powerful Typhoon Khanun was approaching Japan's southwestern island of Okinawa on Tuesday, lashing the region with strong winds and high waves, and forcing transportation to halt and stores to close.
Rohit was giving a tongue-lashing for an unnecessary overthrow, which cost an additional four runs.
Ten Hag believes things will improve when his goal-shy frontmen’s form turns and is happy how others have stepped up in the meantime, with defender Lindelof lashing home just his fourth for the club on Saturday.
The actress recently made headlines for lashing out at the media for their ‘behuda’ comments and she often faces on the internet for speaking her mind.
Common combinations with lashing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- lashing out 71×
- and lashing 9×
- lashing the 8×
- before lashing 6×
- of lashing 4×
- lashing home 4×
- was lashing 4×
- by lashing 4×
- is lashing 4×
- lashing is 3×