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flogging

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flog  (flg, flôg)
tr.v. flogged, flog·ging, flogs
1. To beat severely with a whip or rod.
2. Informal To publicize aggressively: flogging a new book.
[Perhaps from alteration of Latin flagellre; see flagellate.]
flogger n.
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Noun1.floggingflogging - beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
lashing, whipping, flagellation, tanning
whacking, beating, drubbing, licking, thrashing, trouncing, lacing - the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
self-flagellation - self-punishment inflicted by whipping
horsewhipping - the act of whipping with a horsewhip; "that villain needs a good horsewhipping"
flogging
noun beating, hiding (informal) whipping, lashing, thrashing, caning, scourging, trouncing, flagellation, horsewhipping
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He would not even have seen after their going to church on Sundays, only Joseph and the curate reprimanded his carelessness when they absented themselves; and that reminded him to order Heathcliff a flogging, and Catherine a fast from dinner or supper.
Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context
Nor were they without cause, for a lusty farmer was flogging him with a belt and following up every blow with scoldings and commands, repeating, "Your mouth shut and your eyes open
Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context
In this Thwackum had the advantage; for while Square could only scarify the poor lad's reputation, he could flea his skin; and, indeed, he considered every lash he gave him as a compliment paid to his mistress; so that he could, with the utmost propriety, repeat this old flogging line,
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