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lashing

adjective noun

Violently urging on by whipping or flogging

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Word length
7
Starts with
L
Ends with
G
Contains
AS
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
C1

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adjective

  1. Violently urging on by whipping or flogging

    “Looked at the lashing riders”

noun

  1. Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

noun

  1. Rope that is used for fastening something to something else

    “The boats were held together by lashings”

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Looked at the lashing riders
The boats were held together by lashings

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