drubbing

English

Etymology

From drub +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹʌbɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ʌbɪŋ

Verb

drubbing

1. present participle of drub

Noun

drubbing (plural drubbings)

1. A severe beating.

   His mother gave him a drubbing after finding out he'd been stealing.

2. A thorough defeat.

   The debate team got a drubbing from the competition.

   • 2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     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.

Translations

severe beating

• Danish: omgang klø, omgang tæsk, lag tæsk
• French: raclée (fr) f, branlée (fr) f
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: pryl (no) m, omgang juling m or f, stryk (no) n, grisebank m

• Walloon: trimpe (wa) f, plouzêye (wa) f

thorough defeat

• Danish: stryg
• French: raclée (fr) f
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: stryk (no) n

• Walloon: petêye (wa) f, pilure (wa) f