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lashing vs thrashing

thrashing vs lashing

lashing and thrashing both are nouns.

lashing is an adjective but thrashing is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lashing Yes Yes No No
thrashing Yes No No No
As nouns, thrashing is a hypernym of lashing; that is, thrashing is a word with a broader meaning than lashing:
  • lashing: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
  • thrashing: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Other hypernyms of lashing include beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, trouncing, whacking.
lashing (noun) thrashing (noun)
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
rope that is used for fastening something to something else a sound defeat
lashing (adjective) thrashing (adjective)
violently urging on by whipping or flogging
Difference between lashing and thrashing

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