thrashing
noun /ˈθræʃɪŋ/
/ˈθræʃɪŋ/
- an act of hitting a person or an animal very hard, especially with a stick
- to give somebody/get a thrashing
- He got a sound thrashing once his father found out.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- sound
- give
- get
- deserve
- …
- (informal) a severe defeat in a game
- The team suffered a 4-0 thrashing on Sunday.
- Richmond clinched promotion with a 50-3 thrashing of Roundhay.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + thrashing- give
- suffer