- thrash|ing
- thrash|ing «THRASH ihng», noun.the act of beating or flogging.
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thrash — {{＃}}{{LM T37748}}{{〓}} {{［}}thrash{{］}} {{■}}(ing.){{□}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Música y baile de ritmo muy acelerado. {{★}}{{＼}}PRONUNCIACIÓN:{{／}} [trach], con ch suave. {{★}}{{＼}}ORTOGRAFÍA:{{／}} Por ser un extranjerismo debe escribirse con cursiva … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
pelt|ing — «PEHL tihng», adjective. Archaic. paltry; petty; mean. ╂[probably related to dialectal palt or pelt thrash; see etym. under paltry (Cf. ↑paltry)] … Useful english dictionary
thrashing-floor — thrashˈing floor, thrashˈing machine, thrashˈing mill noun same as ↑threshing floor, etc under ↑thresh1 • • • Main Entry: ↑thrash … Useful english dictionary
thrashing-machine — thrashˈing floor, thrashˈing machine, thrashˈing mill noun same as ↑threshing floor, etc under ↑thresh1 • • • Main Entry: ↑thrash … Useful english dictionary
thrashing-mill — thrashˈing floor, thrashˈing machine, thrashˈing mill noun same as ↑threshing floor, etc under ↑thresh1 • • • Main Entry: ↑thrash … Useful english dictionary
thrashing — /thrash ing/, n. 1. a flogging; whipping. 2. the act of a person or thing that thrashes. 3. a pile or quantity of threshed grain or the grain threshed at one time. [1350 1400; ME; see THRASH, ING1] * * * … Universalium
thrashing — thrash|ing [ˈθræʃıŋ] n especially BrE 1.) an occasion when you beat someone or are beaten violently as a punishment ▪ If you speak to your mother like that again, you ll get a thrashing . ▪ I ll give you the thrashing you deserve. 2.) informal an … Dictionary of contemporary English
thrashing — thrash|ing [ θræʃıŋ ] noun count 1. ) INFORMAL an easy victory in a game or competition: a 45 29 thrashing 2. ) an act of hitting someone hard several times, especially as a punishment … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thrashing — thrash•ing [[t]ˈθræʃ ɪŋ[/t]] n. a flogging; whipping • Etymology: 1350–1400 … From formal English to slang
Thrashing — Thrash ing, a. & n. from {Thrash}, v. [1913 Webster] {Thrashing floor}, {Threshing floor}, or {Threshing floor}, a floor or area on which grain is beaten out. {Thrashing machine}, a machine for separating grain from the straw. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
