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bashings

/ˈbæʃɪŋz/

bashings is the plural of bashing.

Meaning of bashing

Noun

bashing (plural bashings)

  1. An instance of bashing; a physical or verbal attack.
    • I gulped a bit of tea. ‘I bet, Dad,’ I said, ‘you give those poor old 1930s of yours a bit of a bashing.’1960 [1959], Colin MacInnes, Absolute Beginners, New York: Macmillan, page 34
    Synonyms:
    beating

Phrases with bashings

Questions about bashings

What is bashings the plural of?
Bashings is the plural of bashing.
How do you pronounce bashings?
Bashings is pronounced /ˈbæʃɪŋz/.

Words near bashings in the dictionary

  1. bashing someone's face in
  2. bashing someone's head
  3. bashing the bishop
  4. bashing together
  5. bashing up
  6. bashings
  7. Bashir
  8. bashism
  9. bashisms
  10. Bashkir
  11. Bashkiria

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