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Drubbing

/ˈdɹʌbɪŋ/

To beat (someone or something) with a stick.

📖 Definitions of "Drubbing"

verb
  1. 1

    To beat (someone or something) with a stick.

  2. 2

    To defeat someone soundly; to annihilate or crush.

  3. 3

    To forcefully teach something.

  4. 4

    To criticize harshly; to excoriate.

noun
  1. 1

    A severe beating.

    "His mother gave him a drubbing after finding out he'd been stealing."

  2. 2

    A thorough defeat.

    "The debate team got a drubbing from the competition."

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