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thrashing

/ˈθræʃɪŋ/

thrashing about

thrashing around

thrashing out

thrashingnoun

thrashings

/ˈθræʃɪŋ/

Translations

correctionSens figuré ou littéral : sévère raclée, coup porté à quelqu'un.

The thief received a thrashing from the angry mob before the police arrived.

Le voleur a reçu une correction de la foule en colère avant l'arrivée de la police.

défaite cuisanteSport ou compétition.

The home team suffered a thrashing at the hands of their rivals, losing by a wide margin.

L'équipe locale a subi une défaite cuisante face à ses rivaux, en perdant largement.

Additional translations

surpaginationInformatique.

Definitions

A violent or severe beating.

The thief received a thrashing from the angry mob before the police arrived.

A decisive defeat in a competition or contest.

The home team suffered a thrashing at the hands of their rivals, losing by a wide margin.

A state of excessive paging or swapping that drastically reduces computer performance.

When available memory dropped, the operating system entered thrashing and applications became unresponsive.

Synonyms

thrashinggerund / present participle

/ˈθræʃɪŋ/

Translations

se débattant

The thrashing fish slipped from his hands and splashed back into the water.

Le poisson se débattant lui a échappé des mains et est retombé dans l'eau.

Definitions

Flailing or moving violently back and forth.

The thrashing fish slipped from his hands and splashed back into the water.

Synonyms

thrashverb

thrashing

Gerund

thrashed

Past Simple

thrashed

Past Participle

thrashing

Gerund

/θræʃ/

Translations

battreFrapper à plusieurs reprises; aussi pour battre le grain.

The farmer thrashed the wheat to separate the grain from the chaff.

Le fermier a battu le blé pour séparer le grain de l’ivraie.

écraserAu sens sportif ou compétitif.

The home team thrashed their opponents with a score of 5-0.

L’équipe à domicile a écrasé ses adversaires sur le score de 5-0.

se débattreSe mouvoir violemment et de façon incontrôlée.

The fish thrashed wildly in the net, trying to escape.

Le poisson se débattait violemment dans le filet, essayant de s’échapper.

Definitions

To beat or strike repeatedly and violently.

The farmer thrashed the wheat to separate the grain from the chaff.

To move in a violent and uncontrolled way.

The fish thrashed wildly in the net, trying to escape.

To defeat someone decisively in a competition or contest.

The home team thrashed their opponents with a score of 5-0.

Synonyms

thrash about

thrashnoun

Definitions

A violent or noisy movement or action, often involving physical struggle or effort.

The thrash of the waves against the rocks was deafening.

A genre of fast, aggressive heavy-metal music characterized by rapid tempos and complex guitar riffs (usually uncountable).

He listens to thrash all day while working.

A severe beating or whipping; a sound thrashing.

The thief received a brutal thrash for his crime.

thrashadjective

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of thrash metal music; fast and aggressive.

The album features a thrash sound reminiscent of early Metallica.