flogging

🇺🇸 /ˈflɑːɡɪŋ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈflɒɡɪŋ/
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noun
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the act of hitting someone repeatedly with a whip or stick as a punishment

The judge ordered the criminal to receive flogging for his crime.

translation

n. the act of hitting someone repeatedly with a whip or stick as a punishment

Word Forms

Plural floggings