• Drubbing

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ÊŒbɪŋ

    Verb

    drubbing
    1. Present participle of drub

    Full definition of drubbing

    Noun

    drubbing

    (plural drubbings)
    1. A severe beating.His mother gave him a drubbing after finding out he'd been stealing.
    2. A thorough defeat.The debate team got a drubbing from the competition.
      • 2012, September 7, Dominic Fifield, England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova, Leighton Baines's deflected free-kick added yet more late gloss to the drubbing, the Everton player celebrating his first competitive start with England's first goal direct from a free-kick since David Beckham scored against Ecuador at the 2006 World Cup.
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