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slashing

US/ˈslæʃɪŋ/

slashing is the present participle and gerund of slash.

Noun

slashing (countable and uncountable, plural slashings)

  1. The action of something that slashes.
    • The criminal gang carried out razor slashings on their enemies.
  2. (in plural) slash (woody debris)
  3. The penalty called for using the stick to slash an opposing player.

Meaning of slash

Verb

slash (third-person singular simple present slashes, present participle slashing, simple past and past participle slashed)

  1. To cut with a swift broad stroke of an edged weapon.
    • They slashed at him with their swords, but only managed to nick one of his fingers.
  2. To produce a similar wound with a savage strike of a whip.
  3. To strike swiftly and laterally with a hockey stick, usually across another player's arms or legs.
  4. (figuratively) To reduce sharply.
    • All prices slashed!
  5. To create slashes in a garment.
  6. (figuratively) To criticize cuttingly.

See all 37 meanings of slash

Adjective

slashing (comparative more slashing, superlative most slashing)

  1. (dated, informal) Powerfully excellent.
    • Lindsay might be seedy […] or I might by some unlooked-for providence suddenly develop a slashing game.1902, Robert Marshall Grade, The Haunted Major
    • ‘...Got it this time, Edmund; a slashing bit of work.’1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 56
    Synonyms:
    sizzling

Synonyms of slashing

Forms of slashing

Noun
pluralslashings
Adjective
comparativemore slashing
superlativemost slashing

Origin of slashing

From slash + -ing.

Words formed from slashing

Words that rhyme with slashing

Questions about slashing

What does slashing mean?
Slashing means the action of something that slashes.
What is slashing the present participle and gerund of?
Slashing is the present participle and gerund of slash.
What part of speech is slashing?
Slashing can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce slashing?
Slashing is pronounced /ˈslæʃɪŋ/ (US).
What is the plural of slashing?
The plural of slashing is slashings.

Words near slashing in the dictionary

  1. slashified
  2. slashifies
  3. slashify
  4. slashifying
  5. slashin'
  6. slashing
  7. slashingly
  8. slashings
  9. slashout
  10. slashouts
  11. slasht

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