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slashing

  • /ˈslæʃɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -æʃɪŋ

Where it comes from

From slash + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of slash

noun slashings

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

adjective more slashing · most slashing

  1. dated, informal Powerfully excellent. Lindsay might be seedy […] or I might by some unlooked-for providence suddenly develop a slashing game.

    Similar: sizzling

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gash, dynamical, dynamic, cut, cutting, trimming, cropping, bucking, curtailing, lowering, reducing, reduction, easing, shortening, slitting, swording

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"slashing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/slashing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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slashing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/slashing

Chicago

"slashing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/slashing.

BibTeX
@misc{slashing_2026,
  title = {slashing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slashing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}