thrash
verb (used with object)
to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
are thrashing
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present progressiveof thrash.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Against this background, these boys are thrashing out some of the weightiest matters of their days, with the deceptive simplicity of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, with occasional dollops of Penrod Jashber.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2016
The Orioles pulled off the achievement in 1966, the Reds in 1919, now the Giants, who are thrashing Detroit in all aspects of the game right now.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 28, 2012
“They are thrashing out the details,” Peter Galvez, acting chief of staff to the secretary of national defense, said by telephone.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2012
It's breakfast time, and thousands of tilapia are thrashing their tails and sticking their mouths into the air to get some of the soy-and-corn mixture.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 21, 2010
We are thrashing down the Channel with a south-westerly wind right ahead.
From The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne by Sir Stephen King-Hall
