NOUN | act | flogging, whipping, tanning, lashing, flagellation | beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment |
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Sounds | flaa'gihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment. | |
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Synonyms | whipping, tanning, lashing, flagellation | |
Narrower | horsewhipping | The act of whipping with a horsewhip |
self-flagellation | self-punishment inflicted by whipping | |
Broader | beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking | The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |
Spanish | azotamiento, flagelación | |
Catalan | flagelación | |
Verbs | flog | beat severely with a whip or rod |
flog | beat with a cane |
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