单词 | flogging |
释义 | flogverb ˈfläg flogged; flogging transitive verb 1 a : to beat with or as if with a rod or whip The sailors were flogged for attempting a mutiny. b : to criticize harshly He was flogged in the press for failing to take action. 2 : to force or urge into action : drive 3 a chiefly British : to sell (something, such as stolen goods) illegally flogged their employers' petrol to ordinary motorists Economist b : sell sense 7 traveled by horse, flogging encyclopedias Robert Darnton flogging wares at the local discount outlet Ronald Henkoff c : to promote aggressively : plug flying around the world flogging your movies Peter Bogdanovich 4 British : steal sense 1 intransitive verb 1 : flap, flutter sails flogging 2 British : to move along with difficulty : slog flogger noun flogging 1 of 2 nounas in whipping Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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flogging 2 of 2verb1 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 Synonyms & Similar Words
2 as in lashing to strike repeatedly was fined heavily for flogging a horse Synonyms & Similar Words
3 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 Synonyms & Similar Words
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4 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 Synonyms & Similar Words
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