Thrashing

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æʃɪŋ

Verb

1. Present participle of thrash

Full definition of thrashing

Noun

1. action of the verb to thrash
2. a beating, especially a severe one
3. A heavy defeat
• 2013, Daniel Taylor, Danny Welbeck leads England's rout of Moldova but hit by Ukraine ban (in The Guardian, 6 September 2013)http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/06/england-moldova-world-cup-qualifier-matchreportNow Hodgson just has to work out a makeshift forward line against a Ukraine team who warmed up for Tuesday by doling out the obligatory thrashing to San Marino, knocking in four goals by half-time and another five in the second half.
4. (computing) excessive paging within virtual storage
5. (dance) slam dancing