flogging 1 of 2

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Definition of floggingnext
as in whipping

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flogging

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verb

present participle of flog
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as in hiding
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible a graphic depiction of a sailor being flogged by the captain for disobeying orders

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as in lashing
to strike repeatedly was fined heavily for flogging a horse

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as in stomping
British to move heavily or clumsily for most of the night, searchers flogged through the marsh, crying out for the lost child

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as in struggling
British to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually ignoring the groans and catcalls that his speech was provoking, the backbencher flogged away

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“Flogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flogging. Accessed 30 Jan. 2023.

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