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Definitions for Flogging

[1] to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
[2] Slang . to sell, especially aggressively or vigorously. to promote; publicize.
[3] (tr) to beat harshly, esp with a whip, strap, etc
[4] (tr) British slang to sell
[5] (intr) (of a sail) to flap noisily in the wind
[6] (intr) to make progress by painful work
[7] NZ to steal
[8] flog a dead horse mainly British to harp on some long discarded subject to pursue the solution of a problem long realized to be insoluble
[9] flog to death to persuade a person so persistently of the value of (an idea or venture) that he or she loses interest in it

Words related to Flogging

flogwhipping, thrashing, beating, caning, flailing, flagellation

Words nearby Flogging

flogflocking, flocky, flodden, floe, floeberg, flog, flokati, flong, flood, flood basalt, flood control

Origin of Flogging

1670–80; perhaps blend of flay and jog, variant of jag1 to prick, slash; but cf. flagellate

Other words from Flogging

flog·ga·ble , adjective
flog·ger , noun
o·ver·flog , verb (used with object), o·ver·flogged, o·ver·flog·ging.
un·flog·ga·ble , adjective
un·flogged , adjective

Word origin for Flogging

C17: probably from Latin flagellāre ; see flagellant

Synonyms for Flogging

whipping, beating, caning, flagellation, flailing, horsewhipping, thrashing