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thrashing

UK
/ˈθræʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈθræʃɪŋ/
thrashing about
thrashing around
thrashing out

Translations

thrashingnoun
thrashings
pl
UK
/ˈθræʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈθræʃɪŋ/
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.
Synonyms
drubbing
battering
pummeling
whipping
flogging
beating
thrashinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈθræʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈθræʃɪŋ/
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.
Synonyms
beating
drubbing
battering
trouncing
pummeling
whipping
clobbering
smashing
flailing
flogging
thrashverb

thrashing

Gerund

thrashed
Past Simple
thrashed
Past Participle
thrashing
Gerund
UK
/θræʃ/
US
/θræʃ/
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.
Synonyms
pummel
pound
beat
whip
flog
thrash about
batter
smash

Definitions

thrashingnoun
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.
thrashinggerund / present participle
Flailing or moving violently back and forth.
The thrashing fish slipped from his hands and splashed back into the water.
thrashverb
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.
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