drubbing
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈdɹʌbɪŋ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English drub English -ing English drubbing From drub + -ing.
- A severe beating.
“His mother gave him a drubbing after finding out he'd been stealing.”
“Yet upon its release in Germany the first world war drama has been at the receiving end of a critical drubbing, with critics complaining that it turns a beloved literary classic into a spectacle “horny for an Oscar”, and military historians bemoaning its “black-and-white” historical inaccuracies.”
- A thorough defeat.
“The debate team got a drubbing from the competition.”
“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.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English drub English -ing English drubbing From drub + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of drub