What does clobbering mean?
Clobbering means present participle and gerund of clobber.
Clobbering
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of clobber.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of clobber
- (informal) A beating; a thrashing; a thorough defeat.
- That clobbers.
Example Sentences
It seems as if they traded in the complexity of a full range of troubling emotion for the clobbering pathos of the shouting match.
Synonyms for clobbering
Antonyms for clobbering
Related Words
Word Forms
- clobberings
Usage Notes
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How do you use clobbering in a sentence?
It seems as if they traded in the complexity of a full range of troubling emotion for the clobbering pathos of the shouting match.
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