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flagellating

UK
/fləˈdʒɛl.ə.teɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/fləˈdʒɛl.eɪ.tɪŋ/

Translations

flagellatingnoun
flagellatings
pl
Gerund functioning as a common noun ('the act of whipping').
Synonyms
paddling
flaying
lashing
thrashing
beating
scourging
whipping
flogging
flagellation
flagellatingadjective
more flagellating
Comp.
most flagellating
Super.
UK
/fləˈdʒɛl.ə.teɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/fləˈdʒɛl.eɪ.tɪŋ/
The flagellating criticism was hard to bear.
Бичующая критика была тяжела для восприятия.
Synonyms
whipping
flagellative
flagellatory
thrashing
beating
lashing
scourging
flogging
flagellateverb

flagellating

Gerund

flagellated
Past Simple
flagellated
Past Participle
flagellating
Gerund
The monk would flagellate himself as a form of penance.
Монах бичевал себя в качестве покаяния.
Additional translations
хлестать
Synonyms
lash
whip
beat
scourge
thrash

Definitions

flagellatingnoun
The act or process of whipping or flogging.
Flagellating was once considered a form of penance in certain religious orders.
flagellatingadjective
Causing or involving the act of whipping or lashing.
The flagellating winds battered the coastline, leaving a trail of destruction.
flagellateverb
To whip or scourge as a form of punishment or religious discipline.
In the medieval period, some monks would flagellate themselves as a form of penance.
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