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slashing

The correct spelling is slashing.

How to pronounce slashing

verb

IPA: /ˈslæʃɪŋ/

Say it like: Sla-shi-ng

The correct spelling is slashing. To cut or attempt to cut, particularly: For example: "The province's traditional slash-and-burn agriculture was only sustainable with a much smaller population."

Usage Examples

The province's traditional slash-and-burn agriculture was only sustainable with a much smaller population.

The criminal gang carried out razor slashings on their enemies.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To cut or attempt to cut, particularly:
  2. 2.To strike violently and randomly, particularly:
  3. 3.To move quickly and violently.
  4. 4.To crack a whip with a slashing motion.
  5. 5.To clear land, (particularly forestry) with violent action such as logging or brushfires or through grazing.

noun

  1. 1.The action of something that slashes.
  2. 2.(in the plural) slash (woody debris)

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