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flogging.

Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈflɒɡɪŋ/
  1. Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.

    countable · uncountable
    What lawbreakers like that need is a good flogging. Do that and watch the crime rate plummet.
adj/ˈflɒɡɪŋ/
  1. A minced oath of "fucking" as an intensifier.

    Australia · colloquial · euphemistic · not-comparable
    Will you get out of the flogging bathroom? We're already running late.
verb/ˈflɒɡɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of flog

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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