HORSEWHIPPING Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word horsewhipping. (close relations)
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Best Alternatives
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| beating | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of overcoming or outdoing • the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | ||||||
| flagellation | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation • beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment | ||||||
| flogging | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment | ||||||
| lashing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment • rope that is used for fastening something to something else adjective satellite • violently urging on by whipping or flogging | ||||||
| spanking | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of slapping on the buttocks adjective satellite • quick and energetic | ||||||
| thrashing | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a sound defeat • the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | ||||||
| trouncing | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a sound defeat • the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | ||||||
| birching | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood • any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark • a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment adjective satellite • consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree verb • whip with a birch twig | ||||||
| scourging | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a whip used to inflict punishment • something causing misery or death • a person who inspires fear or dread verb • punish severely; excoriate • whip • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | ||||||
Best Hypernyms For HORSEWHIPPING
Alternatives for BEATING
- pound
- flap
- hammer
- knock
- negotiate
- strike
- whack
- amaze
- baffle
- beatnik
- bewilder
- bunk
- bushed
- cadence
- circumvent
- crush
- dead
- drum
- dumbfound
- exhaust
- flummox
- get
- gravel
- heartbeat
- measure
- meter
- metre
- mystify
- nonplus
- outfox
- outsmart
- outwit
- overreach
- perplex
- pose
- pulsate
- pulsation
- pulse
- puzzle
- quiver
- rhythm
- round
- scramble
- shell
- stick
- stupefy
- thrum
- thump
- tick
- ticktack
- ticktock
- trounce
- tucker
- vanquish
- vex
