thrashing
Americannoun
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a flogging; whipping.
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the act of a person or thing that thrashes.
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a pile or quantity of threshed grain or the grain threshed at one time.
noun
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a physical assault; flogging
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a convincing defeat
a 5–1 thrashing
Etymology
Origin of thrashing
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; thrash, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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The Italian coach left the south coast club earlier in the week following last Sunday's 5-0 thrashing to fierce rivals PSG.
From Barron's
The Italian coach left the south coast club earlier in the week following last Sunday's 5-0 thrashing to fierce rivals Paris Saint-Germain.
From Barron's
The mist cleared, and he could see her rolling her eyes in panic, thrashing her neck from side to side in the sticky, suffocating swamp.
From Literature
If, more feasibly, England - with title aspirations - inflict another thrashing, those nip-tuck, nose-to-nose inferno finishes of years gone by would seem even more distant.
From BBC
Marsh defended the team's record in the spin-friendly conditions they will encounter, insisting they learned some lessons from their Pakistan thrashing.
From Barron's
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