knouting

present participle of knout

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knouting
Verb
  • And inside the hedges was my tour photographer hiding in bushes that had not previously been there.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • In 2024, Machado’s candidacy was blocked, she was prevented from leaving the country, and she has been forced to live in hiding.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Spotify has teamed up with the popular OpenAI model, letting users discover music and podcasts without switching apps.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Thiaw, aged 24 and capped three times by Germany, is comfortable on the ball, can play in a high line and is good at switching play.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Among many other plans, Project 2025 proposes drastically slashing the federal workforce — by more than 1 million employees, according to one tally.
    Carlos Waters, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
  • After a little more belittling of Brian and his station in life, Malcolm drunkenly pulls his sword from his scabbard and starts slashing wildly.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to the Money Doctor, the administration’s interest in a plan that would substitute the dollar for the flailing Argentine peso has greatly intensified in recent weeks as Milei’s political fortunes have weakened.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • This would not have been a serious consideration midway through Newcastle’s 2-0 win against struggling, flailing Nottingham Forest — the nothingness of half-time was like a blessed relief — but a stodgy, slow-burning afternoon concluded with Howe’s team comfortable and edging towards dominance.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • How much the reader should sympathize with Lisa—whether the character whom Harwicz has created is more aptly seen as a wronged person lashing out or as a more lucid villain—also feels unresolved.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Bill Burr is lashing out at critics for slamming his appearance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Others have called out the boring marketing campaign based around flogging variants in order for Swift to finally beat the record for the biggest opening sales week for a female artist in history (currently held by Adele, which she is likely projected to break).
    Bianca Davino, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The only thing tougher to watch than the Bengals’ offense on Sunday was Browning flogging himself over the failure.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While summer may be over, nothing is stopping you from whipping this thing out for the holiday season.
    Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The wind was whipping this past week at McGrath Stadium, mist in the air.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Use self-tanners instead of tanning outside or using a tanning bed.
    Alex Vance, Parents, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Knouting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knouting. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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