lashingPronunciation: /ˈlaʃɪŋ/Definition of lashing noun 1a beating with a stick or whip:I threatened to give him a good lashing! figurativehe was on the receiving end of a verbal lashing yesterday 2 (usually lashings) a cord used to fasten something securely: the lashings used by primitive peoples are more efficient than metal fasteningslashing in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of lashing in the US English dictionary
