thrashing
/ˈθræʃɪŋ/
adjective
- Moving or beating violently or wildly.
- The thrashing waves made it dangerous to go near the shore.
- A thrashing fish slipped out of the fisherman's hands.
- The thrashing branches of the tree scratched the window.
noun
- A severe beating or punishment, either physical or in a contest.
- The old man threatened to give the dog a thrashing if it didn't stop barking.
- Our team gave them a real thrashing in the final match.
- The bully got a thrashing from the older kids after school.
- A violent, uncontrolled movement, especially of the body or limbs.
- The patient's thrashing made it hard for the nurse to insert the IV.
- We could hear the thrashing of the animal caught in the thicket.
- The thrashing of the branches in the wind sounded like a storm.
- The act of separating grain from stalks by beating or using a machine.
- Thrashing was done by hand before the invention of the combine harvester.
- The farmer spent the whole day doing the thrashing of the wheat.
- Modern thrashing is fast and efficient compared to old methods.
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