thresh

verb

ˈthresh

ˈthrash

threshed; threshing; threshes

transitive verb

: to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically

also : to separate (seed) in this way

: thrash sense 3

: to strike repeatedly

intransitive verb

: to thresh grain

: thrash sense 2

: thrash sense 1

Example Sentences

threshing and harvesting at the same time the poor dog threshed against his chain

Recent Examples on the Web The hurricane with no name threshed across the Atlantic coast in mid-September 1713, ripping at tobacco crops and sending panicked colonists inland, where the storm's destructive power found them.

oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2019 The rice at the top of the stalks in the paddies was hard and yellow, ready to be cut, threshed and dried in the sun.

New York Times, 8 Aug. 2019 Vintage tractors, trucks, cars and motorcycles will be on display, and there will be a Parade of Power, tractor pulls and demonstrations of threshing, horse plowing, butter churning, blacksmithing and more.

Phil Marty, chicagotribune.com, 29 July 2019 Subrat Chandra Gayen, another resident of Joymoni, said nearly 80 percent of families have had to give up on rice farming, which once provided food and an income for most people in the area, including women who sowed, harvested, and threshed it.

Manipadma Jena, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2018 In the San Joaquin Valley, beans are harvested by a machine called Big Bertha, which can pick and thresh fifty thousand pounds a day.

Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2018 Deuteronomy 25:4 prohibits the muzzling of an ox that is threshing.

Karen Swallow Prior, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2018 Sometimes scenes of hunting, netting fish, herding and butchering animals, threshing grain and other farming activities were carved or painted directly onto tomb walls, as in the exquisite murals at the ancient burial grounds at Saqqara near Cairo.

Salima Ikram, Smithsonian, 3 Feb. 2017 Collaborating with women farmers in Niger, Trimble designed a compact, solar-powered device that threshes and winnows pearl millet, allowing more daily meals to be produced without such a physical toll.

National Geographic, 18 Sep. 2017 See More

单词	threshing
释义	thresh verb ˈthresh ˈthrash threshed; threshing; threshes transitive verb 1 : to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically also : to separate (seed) in this way 2 : thrash sense 3 3 : to strike repeatedly intransitive verb 1 : to thresh grain 2 a : thrash sense 2 b : thrash sense 1 Synonyms fiddle fidget jerk jig jiggle squiggle squirm thrash toss twist twitch wiggle wriggle writhe See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences threshing and harvesting at the same time the poor dog threshed against his chain Recent Examples on the Web The hurricane with no name threshed across the Atlantic coast in mid-September 1713, ripping at tobacco crops and sending panicked colonists inland, where the storm's destructive power found them. oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2019 The rice at the top of the stalks in the paddies was hard and yellow, ready to be cut, threshed and dried in the sun. New York Times, 8 Aug. 2019 Vintage tractors, trucks, cars and motorcycles will be on display, and there will be a Parade of Power, tractor pulls and demonstrations of threshing, horse plowing, butter churning, blacksmithing and more. Phil Marty, chicagotribune.com, 29 July 2019 Subrat Chandra Gayen, another resident of Joymoni, said nearly 80 percent of families have had to give up on rice farming, which once provided food and an income for most people in the area, including women who sowed, harvested, and threshed it. Manipadma Jena, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2018 In the San Joaquin Valley, beans are harvested by a machine called Big Bertha, which can pick and thresh fifty thousand pounds a day. Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2018 Deuteronomy 25:4 prohibits the muzzling of an ox that is threshing. Karen Swallow Prior, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2018 Sometimes scenes of hunting, netting fish, herding and butchering animals, threshing grain and other farming activities were carved or painted directly onto tomb walls, as in the exquisite murals at the ancient burial grounds at Saqqara near Cairo. Salima Ikram, Smithsonian, 3 Feb. 2017 Collaborating with women farmers in Niger, Trimble designed a compact, solar-powered device that threshes and winnows pearl millet, allowing more daily meals to be produced without such a physical toll. National Geographic, 18 Sep. 2017 See More Word History Etymology Middle English thresshen, from Old English threscan; akin to Old High German dreskan to thresh First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Kids Definition thresh verb ˈthrash ˈthresh threshed; threshing 1 : to separate the seed from a harvested plant by beating threshing wheat 2 : thrash sense 2 threshing verb present participle of thresh 1 as in jerking to make jerky or restless movements the poor dog threshed against his chain Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance jerking twitching tossing fidgeting twisting squirming jigging thrashing trembling shaking fiddling wiggling writhing shivering jiggling shuddering quivering wriggling fluttering quaking squiggling flitting twittering pacing Antonyms & Near Antonyms resting relaxing unwinding calming (down) stilling 2 as in pounding to strike repeatedly he threshed the whimpering dog with his cane Synonyms & Similar Words pounding lashing licking whipping doing pelting chopping beating hiding punching thrashing smashing spanking battering thumping knocking whaling hitting slapping hammering basting slamming pummeling paddling belting bludgeoning currying attacking batting assaulting flogging tanning bashing raiding whacking buffeting tromping storming smacking belaboring clubbing birching mauling slating slogging boxing working over punching out pummelling wounding switching whapping lathering drubbing whupping walloping fibbing swiping thwacking pasting scourging roughing (up) beating up on cracking rushing whopping lambasting clouting bunging up cuffing lamming messing (up) pommelling lacing strapping caning pommeling whamming swatting cudgelling besetting goring clobbering cudgeling busting laying on socking leathering flagellating assailing lacerating mutilating maiming fustigating whomping pouncing (on or upon) descending (on or upon) horsewhipping jumping (on) mangling cowhiding blackjacking pistol-whipping rawhiding
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