thrashing
noun
thrash·ing
ˈthra-shiŋ 
plural thrashings
1
: a severe beating or flogging
If a poacher was taken he was given a thrashing as well as being prosecuted with its consequent jail sentence.—
W. Mostyn Thomas
W. Mostyn Thomas"They called her a little blue ragamuffin, father," said Harry, who ran in looking very angry. "But I have given it to them. They won't insult my sister again. I have given them a thrashing they will remember."—Anna Sewell
Anna Sewell2
: a dominating defeat of an opponent
… after going 6-5 on a tough road trip that concluded with 9-2 and 12-4 thrashings of the Giants last weekend, they were 57-41 …—Phil Taylor
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The latest thrashing of an opponent came Saturday evening, when the Broncos (3-1) scored a 47-14 victory over App State (2-2).
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
Europe romped to a nine-point thrashing.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Eagle Valley has already matched the program’s highest win total in 10 years, and is fresh off a 60-0 thrashing of Littleton in Gypsum.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
The low-key setting — a 6-0 thrashing of third tier opposition in the Carabao Cup third round — does not diminish the quality of strikes that Gomez’s former Inter Miami team-mate Lionel Messi would have been proud of.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
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Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 28 Sep. 2025
Europe romped to a nine-point thrashing.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Eagle Valley has already matched the program’s highest win total in 10 years, and is fresh off a 60-0 thrashing of Littleton in Gypsum.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
The low-key setting — a 6-0 thrashing of third tier opposition in the Carabao Cup third round — does not diminish the quality of strikes that Gomez’s former Inter Miami team-mate Lionel Messi would have been proud of.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Thrashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrashing. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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