lashing
/ˈlæʃɪŋ/
adjective
- Beating or striking violently, especially describing wind, rain, or waves.
- The lashing wind knocked over the trash cans.
- We stayed indoors during the lashing storm.
- The lashing rain made it impossible to see the road.
noun
- A punishment or beating with a whip or stick.
- The cruel master gave the slave a severe lashing.
- In the old days, a lashing was a common form of discipline on ships.
- The prisoner received ten lashes as punishment.
- A rope or cord used to tie something tightly.
- A loose lashing caused the bundle to fall apart.
- He used a strong lashing to secure the tent to the ground.
- The sailor checked the lashings holding the cargo in place.
- A sudden, forceful movement or strike, especially of wind, rain, or water.
- The lashing of the rain against the windows kept us awake.
- We could hear the lashing of the waves on the rocks.
- The lashing of the wind tore the flag to shreds.