slash·ing 
(slăshĭng)
(slăshĭng)adj.
1. Bitingly critical or satiric: slashing wit.
2. Dashing; pelting: a slashing hailstorm.
3. Brilliant; intense: slashing colors.
n.
The act of swinging a stick at an opponent in ice hockey or lacrosse, in violation of the rules.
slashing·ly adv.