thrashing

verb

1. 1

   Also a form of thrashpresent participle and gerund of thrash

noun

1. 1

   Action of the verb to thrash.

   the thrashings of a fish on a hook

2. 2

   A beating, especially a severe one.

3. 3

   slangA heavy defeat.

   Now Hodgson just has to work out a makeshift forward line against a Ukraine team who warmed up for Tuesday by doling out the obligatory thrashing to San Marino, knocking in four goals by half-time and another five in the second half.

4. 4

   Excessive paging within virtual storage.

5. 5

   Slam dancing.

6. 6

   Threshing. (of cereal crop, etc)

Forms

plural

thrashings