clobbering 1 of 2

noun

as in thrashing

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clobbering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of clobber
1
as in smacking
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner he clobbered the ball, sending it in a high arc toward the back wall

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2
as in whipping
to defeat by a large margin they clobbered the opposing team

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Recent Examples of clobbering
Noun
That notion reached its pinnacle after the Chiefs beat the Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship Game but was punctured by their 40-22 clobbering at the hands of the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. — Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 The coffee itself is barely noticeable under a clobbering, overly saccharine flavor that reminds me of artificial grocery-store creamer. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2026 Three days after pummeling UCLA, 48-29, on the glass (including 20-5 on offensive boards), the Terps were on the receiving end of a clobbering as USC dominated, 35-24. — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2026 Every aspect of that towel was on display in a Big Ten showdown-turned-clobbering. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
And Republicans favor tax cuts for the wealthiest, while supporting tariffs that are clobbering many families. — Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 Niners are going from clobbering the preseason Super Bowl favorite to facing a team jousting with Cleveland for consensus worst in the league. — Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 Corbin instantly had a target in mind, too, clobbering United States Champion and fan favorite Trick Williams upon his return to SmackDown. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Hernandez was at the center of it all Friday, clobbering three homers with nine RBIs. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 29 May 2026 That means the Broncos will win two of three games against the 49ers, Chargers and Seahawks before clobbering the Cardinals. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 May 2026 The storied eatery amassed a whopping 1,512 votes in round two, clobbering Northside Social. — Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 23 Mar. 2026 Police arrested one of four snowball bandits caught on camera clobbering the cops with snow. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2026 Under manager Arrigo Sacchi, a former shoe salesman, AC Milan in 1987-88 won its first Serie A title in nine years and the following year won the European Cup, clobbering Steaua Bucharest 4-0 in the final. — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clobbering
  1. thrashing
  2. smacking
  3. whipping
  4. hammering
  5. hitting
  6. overcoming
  7. bashing
  8. slapping
Noun
  • Earlier, Como followed up its 4-1 thrashing of Manchester United in the Champions League with a comfortable 2-0 win over Sassuolo thanks to a Tasos Douvikas double.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Luka Doncic scored 28 points in three quarters and Austin Reaves added 23 as the Lakers began life after LeBron James with a thrashing of the Warriors, who got 23 points from Stephen Curry to begin his 18th season.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of thrashing
Verb
  • But Varma and Shivam Dube (27) upped the ante in the final three overs by smacking 57 runs against Sufyan Moqim, Ayub and Ahmed Daniyal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Carrington was ejected from the game in the first half after smacking Cunningham across the face during Cunningham's layup attempt.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of smacking
Verb
  • Now imagine whipping your phone out after work, telling the world about it, and landing a brand deal worth $10K or more.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Now imagine the same hot and dry conditions, but with the Santa Anas whipping at 40 miles an hour.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of whipping
Noun
  • Neocloud stocks have taken a hammering over the past month, with CoreWeave and Nebius down more than 30% while Iren has tanked 40%.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The butt of the Axvant is designed to double as a mallet, mostly for knocking in tent stakes and taking care of other basic, non-precision hammering.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of hammering
Verb
  • Antetokounmpo was everywhere, throwing a down a poster dunk over Mavericks center Daniel Gafford, hitting pull-up threes and assisting on a bunch of the Heat’s three-pointers.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Each draw is tied to Anthropic hitting certain compute capacity milestones.
    — Ashley Capoot,Jordan Novet,Annie Palmer,Lora Kolodny,Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of hitting
Verb
  • His early story is known as one of overcoming difficult circumstances and finding a creative outlet in music.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The song addresses overcoming adversity and using others’ doubts to fuel your passion.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of overcoming
Noun
  • All this Hollywood bashing feels a little odd coming from a party whose leader rode 14 seasons of reality show fame to the White House.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Again, helicopter parents aren’t new, and there’s a risk that this gets turned into even more Gen Z bashing.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of bashing
Verb
  • Jamie Love is swaying, slapping a hand against her thigh to keep time, and mouthing along to the music that plays from a set of portable speakers.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Teens say a traffic altercation with former Dallas Cowboy Dez Bryant escalated in Southlake, where video shows Bryant slapping a phone out of a teen's hand.
    — Erin Jones, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of slapping

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“Clobbering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clobbering. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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