Talk:lash

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em, I don't know about other places, but in Ireland, it's very common to say "lashing" instead of "pelting" or "raining heavily" Kanjo Kotr 01:33, 22 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

1. severe scolding: 2. impact of something

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1.  a severe reproof or verbal attack
He felt the full lash of his father's tongue.
2. a strong or powerful, often continuous, impact of something, especially a natural element, against a surface
The lash of waves onto the beach

--Backinstadiums (talk) 18:59, 17 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

transitive and intransitive : criticize somebody; 2. transitive : incite people

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Transitive and intransitive verb: to criticize somebody or something severely
She lashed into her critics.
Transitive : ito encourage somebody, especially a crowd of people, to feel a strong emotion such as anger
The fans had lashed themselves into a fever of enthusiasm.

--Backinstadiums (talk) 19:10, 17 October 2020 (UTC)Reply