flogging
Americannoun
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a beating, especially with a whip or scourge.
Punishments included public flogging, imprisonment, or death by stoning.
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aggressive promotion or advertising.
The writer is annoyed by the flogging and over-coverage of the World Cup, a sporting event he claims few Americans know or care much about.
Etymology
Origin of flogging
Example Sentences
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Voters seem content to let the young talent dangle, trusting that he’ll continue flogging himself to make more great pictures like this.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
But opportunities like last week’s flogging of the new Porsche 911 Turbo S on Circuito Ascari are rare and require considerable schlepping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
But it’s also part of Netflix’s “rise and fall” true crime genre, cautioning against believing in figures like Johnson, who hooks young men by flogging a version of caveman masculinity that associates virility with dominance.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2025
India looked on course for a thumping win when Rohit was flogging the New Zealand seamers, with the tournament's leading wicket-taker Matt Henry absent because of injury.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2025
Of the twelve members of the committee, five were elsewhere, flogging some or another piece of legislation.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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