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Meanings of drubbing in English
Synonyms
Examples for "beating"
Examples for "beating"
1
The gap in heat-beating infrastructure creates an inequitable distribution of health risk.
2
We believe that the use of non-heart-beating-donor organs has potential in China.
3
Carlsberg's disappointing report followed forecast-beating results last week from Dutch rival Heineken.
4
Ye've taken quite the beating today; ye deserve a bit o' rest.
5
Forecast-beating China manufacturing data fueled gains that were led by commodities stocks.
1
Allowing horse slaughter will benefit horse owners throughout the state, he said.
2
We will continue to fight and slaughter our enemies on the water!
3
A moment later he was inside the house, and the slaughter began.
4
But Open Cages and local campaign groups insist the slaughter is continuing.
5
Federally regulated slaughter plants are not allowed to operate without inspectors present.
1
Policy debate in Ireland involves whipping up emotions rather than cogent debate.
2
The stocks and the whipping-post stood by the side of the meeting-house.
3
House leaders are still whipping votes as Friday's deadline for passage approaches.
4
He had no problem whipping anyone or anything when it was deserved.
5
His new penal code also punishes Muslims caught drinking alcohol with whipping.
1
The book said the way to tell them apart is by licking.
2
Wound licking has been shown to promote extraoral wound healing among animals.
3
Calm Control? I demanded, surprised by the anger licking at my heart.
4
The puppy was licking the injured nose industriously and whimpering the while.
5
No significant group differences in unconditioned licking or trials initiated were revealed.
1
Ace High said nothing; simply tightened his grip on Heck's thrashing arm.
2
I can't help him if he's thrashing in the water, Glover said.
3
Ash stopped thrashing long enough to get a good look at me.
4
The slump is also thrashing home builders and developers, banks have said.
5
The terrible thrashing about in the icy water had quenched my spirit.
1
That small debacle alone wasted almost three million pounds of taxpayers' money.
2
Following the Italian debacle Lièvremont ranted: Do I feel responsible for that?
3
She said those found responsible for the debacle should be held accountable.
4
What if those people had announced a war or major financial debacle?
5
The situation was compared with the west coast franchise debacle on Tuesday.
1
Irritation rose, lacing the words, That included the melts for your sister.
2
The lacing system and way it tightens around the midfoot is perfect.
3
In a matter of minutes he was dressed and lacing his boots.
4
But he shoved it into his pocket and finished lacing the boots.
5
To-the-toe lacing and a two-tiered footbed help you dial in the fit.
1
Nothing pleased him more than whacking the Yanks in their own backyard.
2
He marched over to the sealed door and started whacking at it.
3
There was a distant, muffled noise like a hammer whacking a pillow.
4
They'd climbed up beside the bell and were whacking it with hammers.
5
She's just hoisted her sail, and a whacking big sail it is.
1
True-Jimmyhad no respect for packet boats and deserved a good trouncing.
2
Darts were serious business, and she took serious pleasure in trouncing the Hammer.
3
He just can't forget his election trouncing.The people of South Carolina will remember!
4
That had nothing on the trouncing of Liverpool six days later.
5
He fares best against Palin, trouncing her by double figures everywhere but Ohio.
1
The boots, and the kicking, and the general walloping make him manly.
2
I yanked free, my heart walloping, and stumbled backwards into the light.
3
What a walloping I'll give him in the morning when it's light!
4
On course, Dick, it's a boy, a fine big, walloping younker, too.
5
I wanted his guilt to be so massive it gave him walloping headaches.
Usage of drubbing in English
1
But, in two areas at least, I received a fairly serious drubbing.
2
Ninety minutes for the paymaster to give the profligate state a drubbing.
3
DUBLIN Irish banks took a drubbing as investors swerved the sector generally.
4
Their withdrawal comes just days after the Leinster semi-final drubbing by Offaly.
5
A second successive drubbing from Modi prompted calls for Gandhi to quit.
6
When Harrison angrily refused, the shoemaker proceeded to give him a drubbing.
7
They're still sore over the terrible drubbing Allandale gave them last summer.
8
Ashes drubbing for Aussies Two down, and just the eight to go.
9
The reaction to the All Black drubbing of Les Bleus in Cardiff.
10
Aranas is understood to have taken a drubbing in the Dublin office market.
11
On a global median, however, it's nothing less than a drubbing.
12
David Clark has been given a public drubbing, stripped of… Audio
13
Paddy Agnewassesses the press reaction in Italy after AC Milan's drubbing by United.
14
After a drubbing by Empire State Democrats, his fate was sealed.
15
Roy got back in his time, cooked the dinner, and had no drubbing.
16
Laois travel north still unnerved by that 18-pt drubbing meted out by Waterford.
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Drubbing through the time
Drubbing across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common