Synonyms of thrashing

1. thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping, defeat, licking: usage: a sound defeat
2. beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking, corporal punishment: usage: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

1. thrash, thresh, lam, flail, beat, beat up, work over: usage: give a thrashing to; beat hard
2. convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate, shake, agitate: usage: move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
3. slam dance, slam, mosh, thrash, dance, trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe: usage: dance the slam dance
4. thrash, beat, pound, thump: usage: beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
5. thrash, swap: usage: move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation; "The system is thrashing again!"
6. thrash, thresh, beat: usage: beat the seeds out of a grain
7. cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick, beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish: usage: beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"