Hyphenation of lashing

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word lashing? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

lash-ing

Definitions of lashing:

1.	Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
2.	Rope that is used for fastening something to something else The boats were held together by lashings
3.	Violently urging on by whipping or flogging Looked at the lashing riders

Synonyms of lashing:

adj	violent
noun	whipping, tanning, flogging, flagellation, beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking
noun	rope, fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing

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