flogging

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈflɒɡɪŋ/

Noun

flogging (countable and uncountable, plural floggings)

  1. Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
    What lawbreakers like that need is a good flogging. Do that and watch the crime rate plummet.
    Synonyms: whipping, flagellation

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Verb

flogging

  1. present participle and gerund of flog

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