clobbering 1 of 2

noun

as in thrashing

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clobbering

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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
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 No doubt there were many reasons the Chiefs woke up the echoes and restored a certain sense of order on Sunday with a 37-20 clobbering of visiting Baltimore, a presumptive rival for the AFC berth in the Super Bowl. — Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2025 Every aspect of that towel was on display in a Big Ten showdown-turned-clobbering. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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 Chicago White Sox first baseman had a heck of a return to the area on Monday, clobbering a grand slam as part of an evening that included two hits and six RBIs. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 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 That sunset that finally shone over Chicago when the winter storm had finally subsided after clobbering the area this weekend is hardly a distant memory, but already, the area is preparing for another round of snow in the afternoon. — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025 The reason for that suggestion is because of the long history of good individual stocks clobbering the S & P 500 . — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clobbering
  1. thrashing
  2. smacking
  3. whipping
  4. hammering
  5. hitting
  6. overcoming
  7. bashing
  8. slapping
Noun
  • The Blågult had started so well, mind you, with a 5-1 thrashing of Tunisia.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • Jonathan David had a hat trick in last Thursday’s 6-0 thrashing of Qatar.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of thrashing
Verb
  • With a Triple-A pitcher called up for a spot start and a utilityman smacking an early two-run homer, the Boston Red Sox, having now won eight straight games, keep winning with an unlikely formula.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • The first mode is a more simple impact detonation — simply put, smacking the asteroid's surface to create a shallow crater, in which a nuclear device is exploded.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of smacking
Verb
  • Hanoi’s famous egg coffee—made by whipping egg yolks with sugar and condensed milk into a rich, velvety foam—was born during a time when fresh milk was scarce.
    — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2026
  • Onstage, Shakira unleashed her inner rock star during the song, working the stage and the mic stand in a purple corset and matching fringe pants and whipping her lengthy curls like a weapon.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of whipping
Noun
  • There is no hammering out a return with another team because the parameters and compensation are outlined based on the average annual value offered.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • During a walk-through for reporters on Thursday, construction noises — particularly sanding and hammering — could be heard.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026
Definition of hammering
Verb
  • There was more talk of hitting a provisional, but Spieth refused.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • That cool air crashes toward the ground, then spreads outward in every direction like water hitting the floor.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of hitting
Verb
  • England had seen off Italy on the Tuesday, with Spain overcoming Germany on the Wednesday.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Exhibited for the first time outside of Sarajevo, the churning Socialist Realist homage invokes Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People in figuring partisans heroically overcoming their would-be Nazi aggressors.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of overcoming
Noun
  • Whether the bashing has any immediate political implications for the lawmakers remains to be seen.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • But more recently, Japan-bashing has become the core of a strident Chinese nationalism, with disastrous consequences.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 2 June 2026
Definition of bashing
Verb
  • But when their panel ended, the sports stars got into a heated exchange that ended with Brady slapping Paul in the face.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • As seen in a video posted by Fanatics on Instagram and X, the former NFL quarterback traded words with Paul face-to-face before slapping him, and was ultimately pulled away.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Definition of slapping

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