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flogging::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flagellation, lashing, tanning, whipping |
| Type of | whacking, drubbing, trouncing, beating, lacing, licking, thrashing |
| Has types | horsewhipping, self-flagellation |
| Derivation | flog |
Examples of flogging
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Perhaps Chitika only deserved a slap on the wrist, instead of a public flogging.
From the techcrunch.com
They also planned to generate income by flogging off expensive public buildings.
From the guardian.co.uk
Recently, it has seen an influx of discount outlets flogging cut-price clothing.
From the independent.co.uk
At the Society of Janus display, spanking and flogging were the name of the game.
From the sfgate.com
He raises questions and elicits answers without publicly flogging his subjects.
From the sacbee.com
They should have let the genre lie after that, instead of flogging it to death.
From the guardian.co.uk
I may be flogging a dead horse here, but the Red Army is not a Collective noun.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Avon does not intend to abuse the Tiffany name in flogging its own cheaper wares.
From the time.com
The cabinet has approved repealing the flogging law and amendments to other laws.
From the guardian.co.uk
- 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.
