scourging

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scourging

verb

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

noun scourgings

  1. A beating with a scourge; a flogging. The penalty for the breach of various contracts is scourging with stripes[…]

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@misc{scourging_2026,
  title = {scourging},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scourging},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}