thrash
verb (used with object)
to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
is thrashing
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present progressiveof thrash (3rd person singular).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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While most of the country is thrashing Facebook , I’d like to send Mark Zuckerberg a thank-you note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2018
And House of Fraser, which has 59 stores, is thrashing out a rescue deal that could also see it shut shops.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2018
So far, the real-life aviator is thrashing the fictional competition.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2017
Brown’s Coastal Commission is thrashing about, and lawmakers have rushed to the rescue with several reform bills.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2016
All this time the hull is heaving in the trough of the sea, and the mat sail is thrashing itself to pieces.
From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Basil Thomson
