cudgeling 1 of 2

noun

variants or cudgelling
Definition of cudgelingnext
as in thrashing

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cudgeling

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verb

variants or cudgelling
present participle of cudgel
as in boxing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cudgeling
  1. thrashing
  2. battering
  3. beating
  4. chopping
  5. licking
  6. attacking
  7. whipping
  8. punching
Noun
  • Law, just six months into a three-year contract, was fired after U.S. suffered a 10-wicket thrashing by Scotland in a one-day international qualifier for the 2027 World Cup.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The Hawks looked to bounce back from a 6-3 thrashing by the Vancouver Canucks three nights earlier and looked well on their way.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of thrashing
Noun
  • Wind gusts of over 100 miles per hours and record rainfall caused significant destruction in the Tampa Bay area, including the battering of the city’s famous ballpark in St. Petersburg.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The Gulf Coast has taken an outsized battering this season.
    NBC News, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of battering
Noun
  • Meanwhile, New York was Jekyll and Hyde all year, taking really bad losses to Columbus and Utah but also taking big-time wins like their 3-1 beating of St Louis in MLP DC.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The indictment alleges Combs coerced and abused women for years, with the help of a network of associates and employees, while using blackmail and violent acts including kidnapping, arson and physical beatings to keep victims from speaking out.
    CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of beating
Verb
  • Making chemicals from trees is doable by traditional means — chopping the wood into smaller pieces and then using chemicals and enzymes to pretreat it for further processing.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Advertisement The image of Nixon strolling on the sand or Reagan chopping wood carried the symbolism that California’s political moment had arrived.
    Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of chopping
Noun
  • Best Buy has an unbeatable deal on a sturdy Bluetooth speaker that can take a licking and keep on rocking.
    K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The Dogs Trust highlights that signs of discomfort in dogs can include stiff body language, lip licking, or yawning as a way to calm themselves.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of licking
Verb
  • Some of the Israeli fans added to the tensions, Holla said, by attacking a taxi Wednesday as well as a Palestinian flag.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The new boss quickly set about completely overhauling the team and their approach, instilling an aggressive, attacking mindset which had been sorely lacking in previous seasons.
    Adam Digby, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of attacking
Noun
  • The living room, with its massive sofa, offers a lovely area to cozy up with a film or book, and the property’s full kitchen—including a large center island—will make whipping up meals all the more enjoyable.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Prussia also issued an edict in 1794 that those who committed murder with the intention of being executed should not achieve their goal, but receive life imprisonment with regular whipping.
    Katrina Gulliver, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2023
Definition of whipping
Verb
  • Facebook / East Haven Police Department A man has been arrested after allegedly punching a pregnant woman and biting a medic’s hand in a violent carjacking attempt at a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru in Connecticut, police said.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • When the victim refused, Rodriguez began punching her.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of punching
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