thrashing

1 a sound defeat [syn: walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping]

2 the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows [syn: beating, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æʃɪŋ

Adjective

thrashing

1. waving about; flailing

Noun

thrashing

1. action of the verb to thrash
2. a beating, especially a severe one
3. excessive paging within virtual storage
4. Dance: slam-dancing.

Verb form

thrashing

1. present participle of the verb to thrash
2. Dance: slam-dancing.

The term thrashing may refer to:

• Thrash (computer science), an effect of resource contention, or an extensive test of software
• A severe corporal punishment
• A clear victory
• The dance style moshing
• Threshing, a process in agriculture

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