flogging
pronunciation
How to pronounce flogging in British English:
UK [ˈflɒgɪŋ]
How to pronounce flogging in American English:
US [ˈflɑgɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
Word Origin
- flogging (n.)
- 1793, verbal noun from flog (v.). Earlier in the same sense was floggation (1680s).
Example
- 1. To meet that challenge , farmer says , the google cofounders were " flogging their new appliance .
- 2. Flogging someone with a cane causes intense pain and permanent bodily damage .
- 3. Taxpayers want their money back , but flogging jewels such as aia may not be the best way to maximise value .
- 4. Second , we must ask why paul stands on his roman citizenship here , avoiding a flogging , while on occasion he simply takes the beating .
- 5. Libyan courts were given the power to use amputation , flogging and other cruel punishments against persons found to be violating traditional islamic morality .