Flogging
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈflɒɡɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Flogging is a noun meaning Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
Meaning
Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
More Meanings
- (Australia, colloquial, euphemistic) A minced oath of "fucking" as an intensifier.
- present participle and gerund of flog
Example Sentences
Cripes, this floggin’ rain’d make you cry, wouldn’t it?
Will you get out of the flogging bathroom? We're already running late.
What lawbreakers like that need is a good flogging. Do that and watch the crime rate plummet.
However, brutal floggings, increased terms of katorga, starvation diets, permanent chaining to a wheelbarrow and other fearsome sanctions failed to staunch the flow.
Word Forms
- floggings
Synonyms for flogging
Depending on context, synonyms include whipping, flagellation, scourging, flipping, freaking, fricking.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whipping, flagellation, lashing, whiplash, caning, lash.
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