lash out

Verb

Meaning

attack in speech or writing

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attack assault assail flay maul bash snipe hammer chastise round beat abuse knock carpet cudgel

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garner keep reserve husband collect gather

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knock criticise criticize pick apart

blackguard scald abuse claw whip barrage

lashing

The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker Source: Internet

Carly will insist that when Sonny hears her secret, he shouldn’t lash out and make things worse. Source: Internet

Attacks are occasionally provoked, as tigers lash out after being injured while they themselves are hunted. Source: Internet

“He would deny, and then when cornered, reverse and pretend he always knew, and then lash out at the interviewer.” Source: Internet

Adversaries will lash out if they sense timidity. Source: Internet

However, the truth is clear; this is a party that has run out of ideas and confidence in itself, and it is starting to lash out. Source: Internet