flogging

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flogging

/ˈflɒɡɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɒɡɪŋ

noun floggings

countable, uncountable Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping. What lawbreakers like that need is a good flogging. Do that and watch the crime rate plummet.
Similar: whipping, flagellation, scourging

adjective

Australia, colloquial, euphemistic, not comparable A minced oath of "fucking" as an intensifier. Will you get out of the flogging bathroom? We're already running late.
Similar: flipping, freaking, fricking, frigging, fugging

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of flog

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noun infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping

Español	azotamiento, azotada, azotaina
日本語	鞭打ち muchiuchi
中文	鞭打 biāndǎ
Português	açoitamento, açoutamento
Français	flagellation
Deutsch	Auspeitschung
Italiano	fustigazione, flagellazione
Русский	по́рка pórka
العربية	جَلْد jald

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@misc{flogging_2026,
  title = {flogging},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flogging},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}