thrashing
noun
thrash·ing
ˈthra-shiŋ 
plural thrashings
1
: a severe beating or flogging
If a poacher was taken he was given a thrashing as well as being prosecuted with its consequent jail sentence.—
W. Mostyn Thomas
W. Mostyn Thomas"They called her a little blue ragamuffin, father," said Harry, who ran in looking very angry. "But I have given it to them. They won't insult my sister again. I have given them a thrashing they will remember."—Anna Sewell
Anna Sewell2
: a dominating defeat of an opponent
… after going 6-5 on a tough road trip that concluded with 9-2 and 12-4 thrashings of the Giants last weekend, they were 57-41 …—Phil Taylor
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Through a 4-0 thrashing of Real Sociedad, who coincidentally meet Madrid in the Copa del Rey semifinals, FC Barcelona managed to go three points in front of its arch nemesis in El Clasico and one over Atleti.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump’s Oval Office thrashing of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday laid bare the limits of a full-court press by America’s allies aimed at reshaping Trump’s determination to end Russia’s invasion even if the terms are not to Ukraine’s liking.
—Zeke Miller, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025
The thrashing of her final moments becomes recorded in the resin itself, her wings outstretched among tiny bubbles of oxygen stirred into the yellow mire.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Two goals apiece, their best-on-best debut for Team USA, moving on a line together midway through a 6-1 thrashing of Finland, where to start?
Soak it all in, Matthew and Brady Tkachuk.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump’s Oval Office thrashing of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday laid bare the limits of a full-court press by America’s allies aimed at reshaping Trump’s determination to end Russia’s invasion even if the terms are not to Ukraine’s liking.
—Zeke Miller, The Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2025
The thrashing of her final moments becomes recorded in the resin itself, her wings outstretched among tiny bubbles of oxygen stirred into the yellow mire.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Two goals apiece, their best-on-best debut for Team USA, moving on a line together midway through a 6-1 thrashing of Finland, where to start?
Soak it all in, Matthew and Brady Tkachuk.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Thrashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrashing. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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