slashing
/ˈslæʃɪŋ/
Meanings
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The act of cutting or slashing with a sharp instrument.
- "He took out a knife and began slashing at the bushes."
- "The boxer threw a powerful hook that sliced through his opponent's guard."
Synonyms
crack , lash , scourge , thrash
Rhymes
Words rhyming with slashingslashing , splashing , crashing , flashing , masking , tasking , verging , surging
Variants
List of all variants of slashing that leads to same resultslashing , slashingly , slashings , slash , slashed , slashes , slash at , slashed at , slashes at , slashing at
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.The word 'slashing' is derived from the Old English word 'slahan', which means 'to strike' or 'to hit'. This word is related to the Old English words 'slah', which means 'a stroke' or 'a blow', and 'slith', which means 'to slip' or 'to slide'.
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