The word 'lashing' is correct and usable in written English.
It is an adjective that can be used to describe a heavy and persistent flow of rain, wind, criticism, or punishment. An example sentence is: "The students were subjected to a harsh lashing from their teacher."
A steady practice that leaves you a bit better equipped to pause before lashing out, to rise above perceived slights and not be put off by the usual setbacks.
Ushuaia is bigger and geared up for tourists; the mountain backdrop is spectacular, they say, although the morning we woke to leave the ship, it was hidden by clouds that had descended almost to the rooftops, while high winds and rain were lashing the harbour.
If rideable, with wind not lashing against us, we clamber hastily into our wetsuits and lift foam surfboards to the beach, practicing our statue-like pop ups on the sand, before paddling out to the real thing.
Aside from signing on with such a shoddy team behind him in the first place and also lashing out so publicly in recent times, the greatest mistake on Malthouse's part is that he so badly misjudged the strength of Carlton's playing list at the end of 2012.
Just look at Silvio Berlusconi, allegedly lashing out at Angela Merkel by calling her an "unfuckable lardass" when forced to confront the fact she had the survival of his nation's economy in her hand.
He was painfully shy and found his expression in lashing out at people.
Rather than take all these allegations seriously, the Telegraph has written a temper tantrum in the form of an editorial, lashing out at "the BBC, the Guardian and their ideological soulmates in the Labour party".
The cyclone, which remains at category two but is expected to increase to a category three on Sunday night, made landfall in the Northern Territory at about 9am Sunday morning, lashing the northeast Arnhem Land coast with gale-force winds.
Lashing together these strands into a coherent narrative is a tricky high-wire act, though one that Fox has previously proved he can pull off.
So to retaliate against two terrorists by lashing out at potentially 1.6 billion people simply doesn't make sense.
Not only is it lashing out viciously with killings, beatings and midnight arrests of dissidents.
