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noun

Definition of drubbingnext
as in defeat
failure to win a contest took a terrible drubbing in last night's basketball game

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drubbing

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verb

present participle of drub
1
as in pounding
to strike repeatedly a crowd was drubbing the purse snatcher when the police arrived on the scene

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as in whipping
to defeat by a large margin we drubbed our traditional football rivals so badly that it was basically no contest

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drubbing
  1. defeat
  2. pounding
  3. whipping
  4. loss
  5. licking
  6. beating
  7. lashing
  8. setback
Noun
  • First-year Tulane coach Jon Sumrall doesn’t want to end with three straight defeats, but recognizes the challenge ahead.
    Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Amendment 2's defeat was one of the biggest things to come out of election night here in Kentucky.
    Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of defeat
Verb
  • The ruins were spared direct attack, but the surrounding city of Tyre — where Hezbollah still enjoys wide support — took a pounding from Israeli warplanes.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Consider marinating or pounding it thin for quicker and more tender results when needed.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of pounding
Verb
  • Instead of whipping the ball into the box, the ball was played short to Adams at the top of United’s penalty area.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Chefs have attempted to remedy this by whipping the egg whites to add some airiness, but even then, the result is plenty thick.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of whipping
Noun
  • But their last three losses in the series have come at home.
    Austin Mock, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The imposition of price controls is more often than not the imposition of a loss that businesses (including banks) aren’t in the position to sustain, thus the cessation of the service price-controlled by federal bureaucrats.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of loss
Verb
  • Chip, sensing something is wrong, gently approaches his older sister, nudging and licking her face in an apparent attempt to comfort her.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • While licking you is a way for a dog to bond and promotes affection, stopping it will not compromise your relationship.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of licking
Noun
  • There's no shortage of brutality in the book or the film, but the movie doesn't explicitly show the beatings, abuse or racist acts.
    Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The veteran took a one-sided beating through nearly three rounds against Joaquin Buckley in the main event in Tampa.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of beating
Verb
  • Musk spent the day lashing out on X, urging citizens to call their representatives and declaring that any member who votes in favor of the bill should be voted out of office.
    Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Their late father was killed for lashing out against the government, and Gustavo doesn’t share Paco’s willingness to follow in dad’s footsteps.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of lashing
Noun
  • Despite an initial setback in November, where the court declined their request, the teams eventually triumphed on appeal.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Yet both of those extended bull cycles featured two 19% S & P 500 setbacks each (in 1990, 1998, 2011 and 2018), barely stopping short of a loss that would’ve punctuated them.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of setback
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