Thrashing — synonyms, definition

1. thrashing (Noun)

beating debacle drubbing hammering hiding lacing licking slaughter smackdown trouncing walloping whacking whipping

thrashing (Noun) — A sound defeat.

thrashing (Noun) — The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows.

corporal punishment defeat licking flagellation flogging lashing tanning whipping

2. thrashing (Verb)

batting beating hollow clobbering convulsing creaming flailing jactitating lamming moshing mullering slamming slamming dance slashing slaughtering smoking thrashing about threshing threshing about tossing tromping • • •

thrashing (Verb) — Give a thrashing to; beat hard.

thrashing (Verb) — Move or stir about violently. ex. "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"

thrashing (Verb) — Dance the slam dance.

thrashing (Verb) — Beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all.

thrashing (Verb) — Move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation. ex. "The system is thrashing again!"

thrashing (Verb) — (farming) beat the seeds out of a grain.

thrashing (Verb) — Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight. ex. "We thrashed the other team on Sunday!"

agitating beating beating out beating up crushing dancing pounding shaking shelling swapping thumping tripping the light fantastic tripping the light fantastic toe trouncing vanquishing working over whipping