lashing
NOUNADJECTIVE
/læʃɪŋ/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH L
lashing is a valid 7-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1A1S1H4I1N1G2
1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does lashing mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Rope that is used for fastening something to something else.
“the boats were held together by lashings”
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Violently urging on by whipping or flogging.
“looked at the lashing riders”
SIMILAR