What does scragging mean?
Scragging means present participle and gerund of scrag.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of scrag.
Adrian thought it worth while trying out his new slang. […] ‘That’s beastly talk, Thompson. Jolly well take it back or expect a good scragging.’
Consequently, the red nosed recipient of various duckings, scraggings, and backside beatings was soon to find himself presiding over the nine circles of hell in Pimple's Inferno […]
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Scragging means present participle and gerund of scrag.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Adrian thought it worth while trying out his new slang. […] ‘That’s beastly talk, Thompson. Jolly well take it back or expect a good scragging.’
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