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FLOGGING

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• FLOGGING (noun)
The noun FLOGGING has 1 sense:

1. beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

Familiarity information: FLOGGING used as a noun is very rare.

• FLOGGING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

flagellation; flogging; lashing; whipping; tanning

Hypernyms ("flogging" is a kind of...):

beating; drubbing; lacing; licking; thrashing; trouncing; whacking (the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flogging"):

self-flagellation (self-punishment inflicted by whipping)

horsewhipping (the act of whipping with a horsewhip)

"Misery loves company."
(English proverb)
"The moon is not shamed by the barking of dogs."
(Native American proverb, tribe unknown)
"If the hair was precious, wouldn't grow on the ass."
(Arabic proverb)
"Don't judge the dog by its fur."
(Danish proverb)

Useful links:
Meaning of horsewhipping
Meaning of thrashing
Meaning of lacing
Meaning of drubbing
Pronunciation of licking

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