# slashing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈslæʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #26,602

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of slash

## Etymology
From slash + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **slaying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slashing-vs-slaying)
- **smashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slashing-vs-smashing)
- **splashing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slashing-vs-splashing)
- **slapping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slapping-vs-slashing)
- **slamming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slamming-vs-slashing)
- **scathing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scathing-vs-slashing)

## Common misspellings (13)
`lsashing`, `salshing`, `slahsing`, `slashhing`, `slashign`, `slashingg`, `slashinng`, `slashnig`, `slasihng`, `slasshing`, `sllashing`, `slsahing`, `sslashing`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slashing