flogging 1 of 2

present participle of flog
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flogging

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noun

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flogging
Verb
  • Elle was also seen whipping her hands in a circle to the music during the awards ceremony.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This instant camera captures little moments and big occasions on film, which feels a little more special than whipping out an iPhone.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Jared Harris is the best movie John ever, licking his lips and sucking his teeth; Aidan Quinn is the best movie Paul.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Boston, Cleveland, and New York are licking their chops, ready to feast on a Bucks team missing its point guard, its bench leader, and its identity.
    Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But the $12 billion decline in his fortune has more to do with asset shuffling than stock price movement.
    Julie Goldenberg, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • James has been shuffling back and forth between the NBA and the G League.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • California and Stanford ventured to the opposite coast for the first time, both struggling in the Eastern time zone.
    Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This becomes particularly important in a market where some consumers are struggling with inflation and financial constraints, while others are less affected and continue to spend freely.
    Mikko Karkkainen, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images Before the Austrian Grand Prix, Hamilton trails Leclerc by 25 points and is losing the qualifying battle 1-8 in a complete thrashing.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • Inter Milan, meanwhile, must bounce back after the thrashing at the hands of PSG in the Champions League final.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Verb
  • But over the past two terms of the Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, these vendors were accused of hiding their identity, of pretending to be Hindu.
    Ismat Ara, TIME, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Davis standing alongside Withers struck me as a classy gesture, and Withers answering for his mistake rather than hiding from the media was another.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Ruby, overwhelmed by the changes, began lashing out.
    TJ Macias, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Ruby, overwhelmed by the changes, began lashing out.
    TJ Macias, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • After easily stopping Thanos and Nam-gyu from curb-stomping Ming-gyu at lunch, In-ho earns a lot of people’s respect.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
  • In a similar vein, Malloy’s musical score is almost anonymously eclectic — wistful ballads, stomping pop, a smattering of EDM — but threaded through with enough strains of Russian folk and klezmer to suggest a sense of place.
    Houman Barekat, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Flogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flogging. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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