thrashingthrash‧ing /ˈθræʃɪŋ/ noun [countable] especially British EnglishExamples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Could we arrange for such offenders to have a sound thrashing?
It sounds to me as if you all need a jolly good thrashing.
Last week in the House, I suggested that such people should be given a sound thrashing.
Wigan's victory was also a record defeat for Swinton - beating the 76-3 thrashing by Huddersfield in 1946.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY►get ... thrashing
If you speak to your mother like that again, you’ll get a thrashing.
►give ... thrashing
I’ll give you the thrashing you deserve.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB►give
· Last week in the House, I suggested that such people should be given a sound thrashing.
1an occasion when you beat someone or are beaten violently as a punishment: If you speak to your mother like that again, you’ll get a thrashing. I’ll give you the thrashing you deserve.2informal an occasion when you defeat someone or are defeated very easily in a game: The manager resigned after his team’s 14–0 thrashing.