slashing
s la shing
- v cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete
- v beat severely with a whip or rod
- v cut open
- v cut drastically
- v move or stir about violently
- s as if striking with slashing blows
his slashing demon-ridden cadenza
- By slashing markup to the bone, clothing is sold the way supermarkets sell groceries.
- Even Lucie had heard tales of Japan's fiscal woes the depressed real estate market, the companies slashing expense accounts but the city she saw was an entirely different .
- While other designers were cutting and draping their silhouettes, Kawakubo was slashing and shredding and twisting and sculpting hers.