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thrashing

/ˈθɹæʃɪŋ/ noun C1
  1. Action of the verb to thrash. · the thrashings of a fish on a hook
  2. A beating, especially a severe one.
  3. A heavy defeat. (slang)
  4. Excessive paging within virtual storage.
  5. Slam dancing.
  6. Threshing. (of cereal crop, etc) (colloquial)

Plural thrashings

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