Slash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slashed p. pr. & vb. n. Slashing.]
1. To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long slits.
2. To lash; to ply the whip to. [R.]
3. To crack or snap, as a whip. [R.]
slashing
adj : as if striking with slashing blows; "his slashing
demon-ridden cadenza"