- present participle of bash.
bashing
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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
"We have heard a lot of European bashing in the last few days," Lagarde said at the closing session of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss Alps.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 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
And if anyone catches you bashing those flowers there'll be trouble, as well.'
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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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