were thrashing
- past progressive of thrash.
Example Sentences
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This time last year, Liverpool were thrashing Tottenham to win the Premier League, and City were 18 points behind during a season in which they failed to win a major trophy.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
At Labour’s new headquarters in Southwark they were thrashing out what the party would say it would do about conditions at work and the rights of workers if it won the general election.
From BBC ● May 15, 2024
The emo kids were thrashing on sweaty concert floors.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2023
"We were thrashing and rocking about so they needed to get more ropes, so they could all be heaved together," says Mallinson.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2013
A few of his former fisherboy friends were thrashing around in the sea, their laughter the only noise on the empty beach.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
