THRASHING Synonyms

• move or stir about violently

• move like a flail; thresh about

• beat the seeds out of a grain

• give a thrashing to; beat hard

• nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

• (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit

• a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

• the club used in playing cricket

• a club used for hitting a ball in various games

• strike with, or as if with a baseball bat

• wink briefly

• have a turn at bat

• use a bat

• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

• informal terms for personal possessions

• strike violently and repeatedly

• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

• make someone convulse with laughter

• be overcome with laughter

• move or stir about violently

• shake uncontrollably

• cause to contract

• contract involuntarily, as in a spasm

• the best people or things in a group

• the part of milk containing the butterfat

• toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin

• make creamy by beating

• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

• put on cream, as on one's face or body

• remove from the surface

• add cream to one's coffee, for example

• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

• an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing

• give a thrashing to; beat hard

• move like a flail; thresh about

• move or stir about violently

• a rapid escape (as by criminals)

• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

• give a thrashing to; beat hard

• a salt deposit that animals regularly lick

• touching with the tongue

• (boxing) a blow with the fist

• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

• pass the tongue over

• find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

• take up with the tongue

• dance the slam dance

• winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge

• the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects

• a forceful impact that makes a loud noise

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• close violently

• strike violently

• dance the slam dance

• throw violently

• a wound made by cutting

• an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)

• a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

• a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument

• cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete

• beat severely with a whip or rod

• cut open

• cut drastically

• move or stir about violently

• the act of flipping a coin

• (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team

• an abrupt movement

• throw or toss with a light motion

• lightly throw to see which side comes up

• throw carelessly

• move or stir about violently

• throw or cast away

• agitate

• a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another; normally performed to punk rock

• dance the slam dance

• move or stir about violently

• move or stir about violently