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beating
The act of a person or thing that beats
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  1. The act of a person or thing that beats
  2. Action of the verb to beat
  3. A whipping or thrashing
hiding
The condition of being hidden
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  1. The condition of being hidden
  2. The act of one that hides
  3. (Colloquial, countable) A beating or spanking.
lashing
The act of a person or thing that lashes
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  1. The act of a person or thing that lashes
  2. Something used for securing or binding.
  3. A whipping
whipping
(Countable) A cord or thread used to lash or bind something.
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  1. (Countable) A cord or thread used to lash or bind something.
  2. The act of one that whips.
  3. The action of a person or thing that whips; esp., a flogging or beating, as in punishment
trimming
The action of a person who trims
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  1. The action of a person who trims
  2. Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak.
  3. (Old, Informal) A beating; thrashing
licking
(Informal) A whipping
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  1. (Informal) A whipping
  2. (Slang) A great loss or defeat.
  3. A beating, thrashing, or spanking.
beating
A heavy defeat or setback
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  1. A heavy defeat or setback
  2. A thorough defeat, as in an athletic contest.
  3. A defeat
defeat
The fact of being defeated
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  1. The fact of being defeated
  2. The state of being defeated; failure to win:
  3. A coming to naught; frustration:
drubbing
A severe beating.
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  1. A severe beating.
  2. A thorough defeat.
  3. A thorough beating or defeat
overthrow
An instance of overthrowing, especially one that results in downfall or destruction.
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  1. An instance of overthrowing, especially one that results in downfall or destruction.
  2. (Sports) A throw that goes too far.
  3. A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force.
rout
A disorderly retreat or flight following defeat.
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  1. A disorderly retreat or flight following defeat.
  2. A disorderly flight or retreat, as of defeated troops
  3. An overwhelming defeat.
massacre
The act or an instance of killing a large number of humans indiscriminately and cruelly.
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  1. The act or an instance of killing a large number of humans indiscriminately and cruelly.
  2. (Informal) A severe defeat, as in a sports event.
  3. (Informal) An overwhelming defeat, as in sports
trimming
(Old, Informal) A beating; thrashing
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  1. (Old, Informal) A beating; thrashing
  2. (Informal) A sound defeat, beating, or punishment.
  3. A decisive defeat
whipping
The action of a person or thing that whips; esp., a flogging or beating, as in punishment
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  1. The action of a person or thing that whips; esp., a flogging or beating, as in punishment
  2. The act of one that whips.
  3. (Countable) A heavy defeat; a thrashing.
dusting
(Slang) A beating or defeat:
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  1. (Slang) A beating or defeat:
  2. The act of removing dust from, as a household chore.
  3. A beating.
licking
(Slang) A great loss or defeat.
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  1. (Slang) A great loss or defeat.
  2. A beating, thrashing, or spanking.
  3. A defeat
Find another word for thrashing. In this page you can discover 21 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for thrashing, like: beating, flogging, hiding, lashing, whipping, trimming, licking, beating, defeat, drubbing and overthrow.

Sentence Examples

  • His thrashing was the signal he was in the throes of dream.

  • Jade had freed himself during his thrashing and launched out of the door, machete in hand as he flung himself on Kris.

  • Even with the door closed, Jade.s madness and the sounds of his body thrashing against the wall were audible in the small courtyard.

  • Sarah immediately ceased thrashing, but Jackson's control took longer.

  • He has these god-awful nightmares and wakes me up thrashing around.

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