flogging Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
    whipping; lashing; tanning; flagellation.
  2. verb beat severely with a whip or rod
    trounce; strap; welt; whip; slash; lash; flog; lather.
    • The teacher often flogged the students
    • The children were severely trounced
  3. verb beat with a cane
    cane; flog; lambaste; lambast.

WordNet


Flog"ging adjective & noun
Definitions
  1. from Flog, v. t.

Webster 1913