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drubbing

  • /ˈdɹʌbɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ʌbɪŋ

Where it comes from

From drub + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of drub

noun drubbings

  1. A severe beating. His mother gave him a drubbing after finding out he'd been stealing.
  2. A thorough defeat. The debate team got a drubbing from the competition.

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noun severe beating

Françaisraclée, branlée

noun thorough defeat

Françaisraclée

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"drubbing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/drubbing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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drubbing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/drubbing

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"drubbing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/drubbing.

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@misc{drubbing_2026,
  title = {drubbing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drubbing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}