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What is another word for thrashing?

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Noun

A severe physical beating or attack

A heavy defeat in a contest

The infliction of unlawful personal violence on another person

A dull, heavy blow with a person's fist or a blunt implement

An unexpected result or situation, typically a win in a sporting match

An easy victory or achievement

An act of flapping or waving, usually quickly and irregularly

The sound made when something, especially a musical instrument, is struck

Adjective

Thrashing

Being agitated by the air or winds

Of an impressive size, extent, or amount

Verb

Present participle for to strike or hit repeatedly

Present participle for to be convincingly victorious over

Present participle for to move in a violent and convulsive way

Slam-dance

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Noun

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A severe physical beating or attack

pummelling^UK

cudgelling^UK

pummeled^US

cudgeling^US

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“Little Maddie had to be rescued from her mother's thrashing lest she be injured.”

Noun

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A heavy defeat in a contest

pulverizing^US

pulverising^UK

overwhelming majority

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“Elche suffered a thrashing to Barcelona in their last game.”

Noun

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The infliction of unlawful personal violence on another person

pummelling^UK

pummeled^US

offense^US

offence^UK

totaling^US

totalling^UK

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Noun

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A dull, heavy blow with a person's fist or a blunt implement

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

pummelling^UK

pummeled^US

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Noun

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An unexpected result or situation, typically a win in a sporting match

Noun

An easy victory or achievement

like taking candy from a baby

a piece of old tackie

easily accomplished task

cherry pie

a breeze

something as easy as pie

overwhelming majority

clean sweep

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Noun

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An act of flapping or waving, usually quickly and irregularly

Noun

The sound made when something, especially a musical instrument, is struck

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Adjective

Thrashing

Adjective

Being agitated by the air or winds

Adjective

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Of an impressive size, extent, or amount

out of all proportion

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

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Verb

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Present participle for to strike or hit repeatedly

giving someone a hiding

taking a strap to

beating the living daylights out of

tanning one's hide

giving someone a good hiding

pummelling^UK

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

cudgelling^UK

cudgeling^US

letting someone have it

knocking into the middle of next week

giving someone a beating

giving someone a drubbing

giving someone a good beating

giving someone a good drubbing

pulverizing^US

pulverising^UK

brutalizing^US

brutalising^UK

tanning someone's hide

assaulting physically

KO'ing

doing up

falling upon

knocking someone's lights out

beating someone's brains out

warming someone's seat

dusting someone's britches

giving the cat o'nine tails

taking care of

putting in the hospital

striking with a stick

boxing someone's ears

ill-treating

striking at

giving a black eye

jumping down one's throat

coming down on

hauling off on

going for

giving someone a licking

giving a hiding to

powdering

grinding

giving someone a hot bottom

putting over one's knee

putting someone over your knee

giving someone the works

inflicting suffering on

giving someone what for

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

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“The scoundrels would thrash the poor horse with a riding crop.”

Verb

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Present participle for to be convincingly victorious over

pulverising^UK

pulverizing^US

pummelling^UK

winning a resounding victory over

working over

bringing someone to their knees

giving someone a drubbing

giving someone a hiding

running rings around

taking to the cleaners

wiping the floor with

getting the better of

snowing under

bunging up

roughing up

blowing out of the water

giving someone a pasting

gaining a victory over

running circles around

getting the upper hand

getting the upper hand over

running roughshod over

winning a victory over

putting someone in their place

going one better than

rolling back

negating

eating alive

beating the pants off

gaining ascendancy over

knocking the stuffing out of

gaining the upper hand over

gaining the advantage over

throwing back in confusion

making look pale by comparison

bringing under the yoke

sitting on

putting the kibosh on

putting the squeeze on

tyrannizing^US

colonizing^US

colonising^UK

tyrannising^UK

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“In a decidedly onesided contest, they would comprehensively thrash their opponents five to nil.”

Verb

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Present participle for to move in a violent and convulsive way

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

laboring^US

labouring^UK

swinging backwards and forwards

swinging from side to side

swinging back and forth

swinging to and fro

moving from side to side

shaking uncontrollably

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“As the tiny birds thrash around trying to free themselves, they become even more entrapped.”

Verb

Slam-dance

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