- present participle of bash.
bashing
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The jet then tore through a perimeter fence, bashing an SUV traveling on a public road and hitting a second fence line separating an area where robotaxis were parked, she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
He hasn’t let up on the criticism since, often bashing the state and Newsom on social media.
From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026
Masters champion Rory McIlroy's gameplan of bashing the driver as far as possible came unstuck late on in his round after more erratic tee-shots.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
His team is languishing until Sonny gets behind the wheel and Robert Plant starts wailing and John Bonham begins bashing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
They made a point, however, of bashing against his goblin guide, Werfel, as if by accident.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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The only material thing I really wanted was a new hat, for yester morning's milk and subsequent bashings and bruisings had ruined my old one.
From The Yeoman Adventurer by George W. Gough
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