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Meaning of Flogging | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈflɒɡɪŋ

Definitions

Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الجلد
Bosanski aga
Deutsch Auspeitschung
Español azotada azotaina azotamiento
Suomi raipparangaistus ruoskinta
Français flagellation
Hrvatski aga
Հայերեն ծեծ
Italiano flagellazione fustigazione
日本語 鞭打ち
Kurdî aga
Polski chłosta cięgi praszczę wnyki
Português açoitamento açoutamento
Русский порка
Српски aga
Svenska äga prygel
Türkçe kamçılama kırbaçlama

Examples

“What lawbreakers like that need is a good flogging. Do that and watch the crime rate plummet.”
“However, brutal floggings, increased terms of katorga, starvation diets, permanent chaining to a wheelbarrow and other fearsome sanctions failed to staunch the flow.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Floggings floghera Flogny-la-Chapelle Flogs flogster Flohr

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