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How to pronounce flog in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, welt, whip
Type of beat, work over, beat up
Has types cowhide, flagellate, birch, cat, leather, scourge, switch, horsewhip
Derivation flogging


The teacher often flogged the students.
Type Words
Synonyms cane, lambast, lambaste
Type of beat, work over, beat up
Derivation flogging

Examples of flog

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It may not have time to flog much of this patrimony before it goes to the polls.
From the economist.com
Should I flog myself until I bleed for daring to discuss his previous objection?
From the en.wikipedia.org
They would not be rich without a stable society in which to flog their products.
From the guardian.co.uk
As market researchers know, sometimes a fresh take is needed to flog a product.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Buy up care homes then flog them to private landlords so that you now pay rent.
From the guardian.co.uk
He says he likes writing books but doesn't like going on the road to flog them.
From the independent.co.uk
The firms that offer them appear to use whatever methods they can to flog them.
From the independent.co.uk
Chief executive Alistair Duff is using celebrity faces to help flog his products.
From the nzherald.co.nz
There now either trying to flog patents or fund nefarious private-equity deals.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
  • Cane: beat with a cane
  • (flogging) whipping: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
  • Flagellation or flogging is the act of methodically beating or whipping (Latin flagellum, "whip") the human body. Specialised implements for it include rods, switches, the cat o' nine tails and the sjambok. ...
  • To whip or scourge someone or something as punishment; To sell something; To steal something; To defeat; To exploit
  • (flogging) Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping
  • (Flogging) A common punishment involving whipping or lashing a victim with a cat o' nine tails. Additional pain was sometimes inflicted by pouring salt into the open wounds.
  • (Flogging) A term I use while talking to my pigeons about what happens to them if they come in second.
  • (Flogging) Technique used to simulate the pores that are created when the cells of hardwoods are cut. This look is best created with a FLOGGER or a GRAINING WHEEL.