flogged

[ flogd, flawgd ]

/ flɒgd, flɔgd /

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adjective

having been beaten with a whip, stick, etc.:“My only crime was singing and dancing," said one of the flogged people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of fears for their personal safety.

overused or aggressively sold, promoted, or publicized:Notwithstanding the fact that globalization is a much flogged word these days, there is no denying that it offers many opportunities.

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Origin of flogged

flog + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM flogged

un·flogged, adjective

Words nearby flogged

flocky, Flodden, floe, floeberg, flog, flogged, flogging, flokati, flong, flood, flood basalt

How to use flogged in a sentence

In one recent case, he said a man accused of kidnapping was hung from an iron bar and flogged with a machete.
How Nigeria’s Stupidly Brutal Cops Botch the Hunt for Boko Haram|Nico Hines|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But it was a ruse; Northup was kidnapped, flogged, and sold for $1,000 at a slave market in New Orleans.
The Woman Who Saved Solomon|Guy Walters|October 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Since December 21, we have been flogged with news item after news item about the threatened closure of Russian adoption.
Russia’s Adoption Ban Is Cruel and Vindictive to All|Dr. Jane Aronson|December 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Where, when Afghan men flogged their women for not wearing veils?
Israel Was Right|Leslie H. Gelb|May 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST

The six boys who were to be flogged sat by themselves, and did not approach, or even look at, Julian Langley.
Digby Heathcote|W.H.G. Kingston
He was put in a secure room by himself, and the next morning was first flogged and then publicly expelled.
Eric, or Little by Little|Frederic W. Farrar
Poor child,” thought Eric; “dear little Vernon: and he is to be flogged, perhaps birched, to-morrow.
Eric, or Little by Little|Frederic W. Farrar
He gives you a kick, calls you a "damned nig," and informs his father, who orders you to be flogged for insolence.
The Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act|Lydia Maria Child
You are sent to be flogged, and your lacerated back is washed with brine to make it heal quickly.
The Duty of Disobedience to the Fugitive Slave Act|Lydia Maria Child