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slashing

slashing

6 4.1
An act of cutting someone or something with a sharp object
  • noun
  • /ˈslæʃɪŋ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : corte
  • An instant later, the air overhead was filled with the slashing of rotors.
  • slashing of educational budgets
  • price slashing

And and they were notorious for slashings and stabbings.

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Examples

  • Shifman sat at his desk listening intently to the anguished slashing sounds coming from the matte-cutting machine.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Mountain moves away, giving ground, but Clay lands another left, follows it with a slashing right.

  • Both men have suffered cuts and minor slashings from their battle.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Mickey makes five lightning quick slashing swings.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The chef demonstrated his skill by making slashing cuts through the vegetables before cooking.

  • During the storm, the wind caused slashing rain that soaked everyone caught outside.

  • The artist used a brush to create bold strokes, but he also included some slashing lines to add depth.

Synonyms

cut
vsslashing
337 1.0

A wound where the skin is opened by something sharp

is usually a more forceful, striking action with a sharp object
stab
vsslashing
  • NSFW
79 3.5

A sudden sharp wound made by a knife or other pointed object

is a cutting or striking action across the surface rather than a pointed thrust
stabbing
vsslashing
  • NSFW
69 4.1

An attack where someone is hurt or killed with a knife

is a cutting or striking blow across the surface rather than a thrust
slice
vsslashing
5 5.1

A cut in the skin made by a sharp object

is the violent act itself, stressing a forceful striking action
slicing
vsslashing
2 1.9

Cutting food into thin pieces for eating or cooking

is a sudden forceful strike rather than careful thin cutting
severing
vsslashing
  • NSFW
2 5.8

Cutting something so it becomes separate

is a forceful strike that may not remove a part completely
knifing
vsslashing
  • Offensive
2 7.4

An attack that injures someone with a knife

is a broader forced cutting action that need not target a person
to daggering
vsslashing
  • NSFW
9.7

To stab someone with a small pointed knife

is a cutting blow using the edge rather than a short thrusting attack

Antonyms

19 1.3

A kind, calm way of treating people or animals

9 2.7

A state without strong feelings or worry in your mind

How Violent

mutilation
  • NSFW
19 8.4
gash
30 3.9
slashing
  • NSFW
6 4.1
cut
337 1.0
nick
200 3.6
scratch
203 1.6

Surface Forms

slashing singular
slashings plural

Morphology

slashing = slash (transparent) = slash + ing

A nominal -ing form (gerund) of 'slash', meaning 'an act of cutting'; the meaning is directly derived from the verb.

Etymology

Slashing comes from the verb slash, which means 'to cut' quickly and with force. So a slashing is an act of cutting with something sharp, for example when someone slashes a car tire.