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thrashing

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/ˈθɹæʃɪŋ/ English

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verb

  1. To beat mercilessly.
  2. To defeat utterly.
  3. To thresh.
  4. To move about wildly or violently; to flail; to labour.

noun

  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.
  4. Excessive paging within virtual storage.

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