thrashing

[US]/'θræʃɪŋ/
[UK]/'θræʃɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a beating; a heavy defeat; a severe loss.

Phrases & Collocations

be thrashing

thrashing sound

receive thrashing

Example Sentences

children thrashing about in water

he lay on the ground thrashing around in pain.

chastise a bully by giving him a thrashing;

two months of thrashing around on my own have produced nothing.

After concrete route builds, villager wet goes out to need to wear pluvial shoe no longer, thrashing bleachery does not need to go up again peace Hangzhou highway.

The team received a thrashing in the final match.

He gave the bully a good thrashing.

The waves were thrashing against the rocks.

The angry mob began thrashing the windows of the building.

She was thrashing around in her sleep.

The boxer delivered a series of powerful thrashings to his opponent.

The horse was thrashing its tail in annoyance.

The storm thrashed the coastline with strong winds and heavy rain.

The teacher caught the student thrashing a classmate and intervened immediately.

The farmer thrashed the wheat to separate the grain from the chaff.

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