Plural of lashing
regular plural
The plural of lashing is lashings.
Forms of lashing
| Singular | lashing /ˈlæʃɪŋ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | lashings /ˈlæʃɪŋz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Lashings in a sentence
- The lashings, which had been holding the chest to the deck of the storm-tossed ship, broke, and it went overboard.
- In the hours before daylight he sharpened the skids and tightened the lashings to prepare for the long dogsled journey.From the entry skid
- And with lashings of the fruitiest, raspberriest jam in the world.2017, Annie O’Neil, Her Hot Highland Doc, London: Mills & Boon, →ISBN, page 87. From the entry raspberry
- The macho-ish option: For lashings of pampering, mixed with a dab of grizzle, try Argentina.2012 February 9, “Trips of a lifetime”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2025. From the entry macho-ish
- Naturally it's compulsive Banksian reading, with lashings of gore, squalor, poison, torture and philosophy.2003, David Langford, Up Through an Empty House of Stars, page 214. From the entry Banksian
Meaning of lashing
- noun Something used to tie something or lash it to something.
- noun The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation, chastisement.
- noun The or an act of lashing; a heavy falling or downpour (of rain).
Questions about the plural of lashing
- What is the plural of lashing?
- The plural of lashing is lashings.
- Is lashing countable?
- Lashing is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: lashing (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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