flogging
Plural: floggings
Noun
- A severe beating, usually with a whip or rod.
- beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
- Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
Verb
- beat severely with a whip or rod
- beat with a cane
- present participle and gerund of flog
Examples
- After a brutal flogging by his opponent, he resolved to study the dictionary more.
- What lawbreakers like that need is a good flogging. Do that and watch the crime rate plummet.
Synonyms
cane, flagellation, flog, lambast, lambaste, lash, lashing, lather, slash, strap, tanning, trounce, welt, whip, whipping, scourging
Scrabble Score: 14
flogging: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordflogging: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flogging: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary