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lashing
UK
/ˈlæʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈlæʃɪŋ/
lashings
pl
UK
/ˈlæʃ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈlæʃ.ɪŋ/
Translations
The prisoner received a lashing as punishment.
Заключённый получил порку в качестве наказания.
The lashing on the boat was secure.
Крепление на лодке было надежным.
Additional translations
Definitions
The sailor used a lashing to secure the sail to the mast.
The prisoner received a lashing as punishment for his crimes.
The manager gave the team a lashing for missing the deadline.
The cake was topped with lashings of cream and strawberries.
UK
/ˈlæʃ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈlæʃ.ɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something striking, beating, or moving forcefully, e.g. ‘lashing rain’.
Definitions
The lashing waves battered the pier all night.
They struggled forward in the lashing snowstorm.
lashing
Gerund
lashed
Past Simple
lashed
Past Participle
lashing
Gerund
UK
/læʃ/
US
/læʃ/
Translations
The wind began to lash the trees violently.
Ветер начал хлестать деревья с силой.
The critic did not hesitate to lash the new movie.
Критик не колеблясь бичевал новый фильм.
He had to lash the luggage to the roof of the car.
Ему пришлось привязать багаж к крыше машины.
Additional translations
Definitions
The jockey lashed the horse to make it run faster.
They lashed the cargo tightly to prevent it from shifting during the storm.
The wind lashed the branches against the window.
The politician lashed out at his opponents during the debate.
Definitions
The cowboy cracked the lash of his whip to get the cattle moving.
She applied mascara to her lashes to make them appear fuller.
The prisoner winced as he received another lash from the guard.
The lash of the storm's wind knocked down several trees.
The climber added an extra lash to keep the gear from slipping.
The mutineers were sentenced to twenty strokes of the lash.