Thrashing Meaning
/ˈθɹæʃɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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verbpresent participle and gerund of thrash
nounAction of the verb to thrash.
"the thrashings of a fish on a hook"
nounA beating, especially a severe one.
nounA 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."— 6 September 2013, Daniel Taylor, “Danny Welbeck leads England's rout of Moldova but hit by Ukraine ban”, in The Guardian:
nounExcessive paging within virtual storage.
nounSlam dancing.
nounThreshing. (of cereal crop, etc)
Sentence Examples
He gave me a thrashing.
Give him a good thrashing!
The waves were thrashing against the rocky shore during the storm.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The angry man was ____ the bushes with a stick in a violent rage.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The fish was ____ around in the small net, trying desperately to escape and get back into the deep water today.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The angry man was ____ the bushes with a stick in a violent rage.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The fish was ____ around in the small net, trying desperately to escape and get back into the deep water today.