slashing
Word-form referencesslash
Pronunciations
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/ˈslæʃɪŋ/
Pronunciation notes
- US
Noun
The action of something that slashes.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
- Examples
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The criminal gang carried out razor slashings on their enemies.
slash (woody debris)
Usage- Countable
- in-plural
- Uncountable
The penalty called for using the stick to slash an opposing player.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
Adjective
Powerfully excellent.
Usage- Dated
- Informal
- Synonyms
- Examples
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Lindsay might be seedy […] or I might by some unlooked-for providence suddenly develop a slashing game.
‘...Got it this time, Edmund; a slashing bit of work.’
Adjective
as if striking with slashing blows
- Examples
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his slashing demon-ridden cadenza
Word forms
slashingsmore slashingmost slashing