Licking
noun'lɪkɪŋ
Noun
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
“they suffered a convincing licking”
Similar:DefeatType of:EndingFailureFinishthe act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Similar:BeatingDrubbingLacingThrashingTrouncing
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Similar Words
- Defeat
- Beating
- Drubbing
- Lacing
- Thrashing
- Trouncing
- Whacking