Definitions for thrashing

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thrashing thrash·ing

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IPA: /ˈθræʃ ɪŋ/

Thrashing is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 430 anagrams from letters in thrashing (aghhinrst).

Definitions for thrashing

noun

1. a flogging; whipping.
2. the act of a person or thing that thrashes.
3. a pile or quantity of threshed grain or the grain threshed at one time.
4. an act or instance of thrashing; beating; blow.
5. thresh (def 5).
6. Swimming. the upward and downward movement of the legs, as in the crawl.
7. British Slang. a party, usually with drinks.

Verb phrases

1. thrash out/over, to talk over thoroughly and vigorously in order to reach a decision, conclusion, or understanding; discuss exhaustively. Also, thresh out/over.

verb (used with object)

1. to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
2. to defeat thoroughly:
3. Nautical. to force (a close-hauled sailing ship under heavy canvas) against a strong wind or sea.
4. thresh.

verb (used without object)

1. to toss, or plunge about.
2. Nautical. to make way against the wind, tide, etc.; beat.
3. thresh (defs 3, 4).

Origin of thrashing

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at thrash, -ing¹

Examples for thrashing

At times she looks demonic—screaming and thrashing like an overacted Lady Macbeth.

And given her thrashing in 2008, Lauer asked, should the GOP nominee pick a more seasoned running mate than she?

And all the better, I dare say, for the thrashing he got when a youngster, from the Vermont tailor.

But despite MacKenzie's thrashing, it's been well-reviewed by critics and other Amazon commenters.

They beat up several journalists, though two particularly intrepid ones escaped the thrashing by feigning death.

Her thrashing, her dark visions, her frightened gasps will continue for the next 36 hours.

Perhaps never in his twenty-two years had young Drummond been so near a thrashing.

From somewhere in the grove came a thrashing of branches and a frightened neigh.

They had had to take a thrashing, but that was no reason why a man should not fill his stomach.

This he jerked up and down to make ready for his task of thrashing "the pigmy."