Audio English.net » Dictionary » T » Thorpe ... Three-figure

THRASHING

Pronunciation (US):

Dictionary entry overview: What does thrashing mean?

• THRASHING (noun)
The noun THRASHING has 2 senses:

1. a sound defeat
2. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Familiarity information: THRASHING used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• THRASHING (noun)

Sense 1

thrashing ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A sound defeat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

walloping; drubbing; trouncing; thrashing; slaughter; whipping; debacle

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

defeat; licking (an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest)

Sense 2

thrashing ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

whacking; beating; trouncing; thrashing; licking; drubbing; lacing

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

corporal punishment (the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime)

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

flagellation; flogging; lashing; tanning; whipping (beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"Every day is a new beginning." (English proverb)

"After dark all cats are leopards." (Native American proverb, Zuni)

"The people's lord is their servant." (Arabic proverb)

"A cheeky person owns half the world" (Dutch proverb)

THRASHING: related words searches

» Definition of defeat
» Meaning of licking
» corporal punishment: pronunciation in phonetic transcription
» flagellation meaning
» flogging definition

Page delivered in 0.073 seconds