Flogging (Noun)

Meaning

Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

• Lashing
• Tanning
• Flagellation
• Whipping

Hypernyms

• Lacing
• Beating
• Thrashing
• Drubbing
• Whacking
• Trouncing

Hyponyms

• Horsewhipping
• Self-flagellation

Related Words

• Flog (verb)