thrash
verb (used with object)
to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
were thrashing
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past progressiveof thrash.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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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
"Even in trial by water, the extent to which a person sank may have been open to interpretation, especially if they were thrashing around and the rope was being pulled in all directions."
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2019
"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
"You were thrashing, making terrible noises. What did you see?"
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
